▲简单时说,当 whose 和 which 都用作定语(即后面跟有被修饰的名词)时,whose 在意义上相当于物主代词 one’s;which 在意义上相当于指示代词 this 或 that。比较:
(1) This is Mary, whose [= and her] father we met last week.
(2) Call again at 11, by which time [= and by that time] the meeting should be over.
▲请看下面一道题:
She may have missed the train, in _______ case she won’t arrive for another hour.
A. whose B. that C. which D. what
此题容易误选 A,因为不少学生认为在定语从句中能用作定语的关系代词只有 whose。因为此题在意义上相当于:
She may have missed the train, and in that case she won’t arrive for another hour. 她可能没赶上火车,要是那样的话,她可能还等一个小时才会到。
▲相关更多分析,请参考英语语法网的以下文章:
1.《是考查定语从句吗?该选in which case吗?》
http://www.yygrammar.com/Article/200902/1104.html
2.《in which case的用法》
http://www.yygrammar.com/Article/200902/1121.html