what在这种句子中是 缩合连接代词（Condensed conjunctive pronoun）由于其形式和功用与关系代词相似，所以归入关系代词的范畴。缩合连接代词主要由先行词与关系代词缩合而成，多用以引导名词性从句。特点是其形式和功用与关系代词相似。 中文名 缩合连接代词 外文名 Condensed conjunctive pronoun 特点 其形式和功用与关系代词相似 范畴 归入关系代词的范畴 这种代词主要有: what (= that which) who (= anyone or the person who) that (= he or the man who) whatever (= anything that) whoever (= any person who) whichever (= anyone who or which) 带-ever的词往往有any的含义，语气较强。现将上述缩合连接代词的用法举例说明如下： what (1) What I want is water. 我所要的是水。（what I want 用作主语，后接单数动词 is） (2) What I want are apples. 我所要的是苹果。（what I want 用作主语，后接复数动词 are） (3) I eat what I like. 我吃我所喜爱的东西。（what I like 用作宾语） (4) that is what I have to say. 这就是我所要说的话。（what I have to say 用作表语） (5) I gave him what help I could. 我尽我所能帮助了他。（what help I could 用作直接宾语，what 在此 = any） who (1) Who breaks pays. 损害须赔偿。（who breaks 用作主语，who 的这种用法现已不多见） (2) Tom may marry who (whom) he likes. 汤姆可以与任何他所喜欢的人结婚。（who(m) he likes 用作宾语。注意这种从句只可用like, choose,please. want. wish等动词） (3) You are not who I thought you were. 你已不是我过去所想像的人。（who引导一表语从句） that (1) Handsome is that handsome does. 做的漂亮才是真漂亮。（that 引导表语从句） (2) It was you that said so. 是你这样说的。（that 引导主语从句，it 是一引语） which You can take which you like. 你喜欢拿哪一个就可以拿哪一个。（which 引导一宾语从句） whatever I'll do whatever I can do. 我关做我所能做的事。（whatever 引导一宾语从句） whoever Whoever is top form wins the game when two matched players meet. 两强相争勇者胜。（whoever 引导一主语从句） whichever You can take whichever you like. 你爱拿哪个就拿哪个吧。（whichever 引导一宾语从句，其语气较which强） 带有-ever的缩合连接代词有时有“不论”的含义，可引导让步状语从句。如： (1) I'll stand by you whatever happens. 不论发生什么事，我都和你站在一起。(whatever=no matter what) (2) The final between the teams, whatever the result, is splendid. 两队之间的决赛，不论结果如何，总是精彩的。（注意 whatever the result 后省去了 it is） (3) Whoever says so, it's not true. 不管是谁说的，这话不真实。（whoever=no matter who） (4) Her sister - or her friend - whichever it was - was an uncommonly pretty girl. 她的妹妹，或者是他的朋友，不管是哪一个，真是美丽出众（whichever=no matter which）