If that guy was shipwrecked somewhere, and you rescues him in a goddam boat, he’d want to know who the guy was that was rowing it before he’d even get in 

that was rowing it before he’d even get in 定从修饰前面的名次从句。定从不单单只修饰n，还可以修饰名次从句吗

参考译文：如果这家伙要是在某个地方遭遇了海难，你就用一只该死的船把他救了，他甚至在跨上船之前都要想知道那划船的家伙是谁。

参考译文：这家伙要是在哪儿沉了船，你就把他救到一只该死的船里，他甚至在跨上救生船之前都要打听是哪个在划这只船。

谢谢回答！

回答如下：

定语从句“that was rowing it before he'd even get in”修饰的不是名词性从句，而是名词 "the guy”

He'd want to know who the guy was that was rowing it before he'd even get in.

定语从句和先行词之间被句子谓语was隔开，称为“分隔式定语从句”在英语语言种，这种语言现象很常见。

例如 

I don't know who the girl is that is in red.

我不知道那个穿红色衣服女孩是谁.

(1) who 连接代词，引导宾语从句

(2)the girl 为先行词，被定语从句修饰的名词

(3)that 关系代词引导定语从句，代替前面先行词，并在从句作主语成分。

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