(1)There are sixty students in the class, the tallest of whom is Li Ming. 班上有六十名学生,其中最高的是李明。
(2)There are seven continents in the world, the largest of which is
Asia. 全球有七大洲,最大的是亚洲。
5.“the n. of which”引导的定语从句,相当于whose引导的定语从句。
如:
(1)We took a photo of a rocket, the length of which was about 30
meters.=We took a photo of a rocket, whose length was about 30
meters. 我们给火箭拍了照,火箭大约长30米。
(2)Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, the price of which
was very reasonable.=Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase,
whose price was very reasonable.
最近我买了一个中国古代花瓶,价格非常合理。
6.“介词 whose”修饰后面的名词。
如:
He is the very man in whose pocket I found my lost money.
他就是那个我在他的口袋里找出我丢掉的钱的人。
7.“介词 which 不定式”此结构相当于一个简化了的定语从句。
如:
(1)He found something about which to write(=he could write).
他发现有些事是可以写的。
(2)The poor man has no house in which to live.=The poor man has no house in which he can live. 这个穷人没有房子住。
8.介词的选用要根据句意或一些固定搭配决定。其中的介词可以是in, on, about, from, for, with, at, of, without, to。