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2. 관계대명사의 두 가지 용법
관계대명사 앞에 comma(,)가 있는 경우와 없는 경우
(1) 제한적 용법(한정적 용법)
관계대명사 앞에 comma(,)가 없는 경우로, 해석은 관계대명사 뒷부분을 먼저 한다.
ex) He had two sons who became officers. (아들은 둘 이상)
(2) 계속적 용법(연속적 용법)- 관계대명사 앞에 comma(,)가 있는 경우.
해석은 앞에서부터 차례대로 한다.
ex) He had two sons, who became officers. (아들은 둘뿐)
(3) 계속적 용법의 관계대명사는
내용에 따라 관계대명사를 [and, but, for, though + 대명사]로 바꾸어 쓸 수 있다.
ex) I visited Mary, who gave me this book.
→ I visited Mary, and she gave me this book.
He went for the book, which was not in the library.
→ He went for the book, but it was not in the library.
I don`t like the boy, who tells a lie.
→ I don`t like the boy, for he tells a lie.
I don`t know the girl, who lives near my house.
→ I don`t know the girl, though she lives near my house.
※ 관계대명사 what와 that에는 계속적 용법이 없다.
ex) I cannot understand what he says. (○)
I cannot understand, …
사를 문장의 맨 뒤에 두어도 좋다.
ex) That is the village. He lives in it.
→ That is the village which he lives in. (관계대명사 생략 가능)
= That is the village he lives in.
= That is the village in which he lives. (관계대명사 생략 불가능)