094 : Relative clauses 3: whose/whom/where

   A   

Whose

 

We use whose in relative clauses instead of his/her/their:

 

 

We use whose mostly for people:

• A widow is a woman whose husband is dead. (her husband is dead)
• What's the name of the man whose car you borrowed? (you borrowed his car)
• I met someone whose brother I went to school with. (I went to school with his/her brother)

 

Compare who and whose:

• I met a man who knows you. (he knows you)
• I met a man whose sister knows you. (his sister knows you)

 

 

   B   

Whom

 

Whom is possible instead of who when it is the object of the verb in the relative clause (like the sentences in Unit 93B):

• George is a person whom I admire very much. (I admire him)

 

You can also use whom with a preposition (to whom / from whom / with whom etc.):

• I like the people with whom I work. (I work with them)

 

Whom is a formal word and we do not often use it in this way. We usually prefer who or that, or nothing (see Unit 93). So we usually say:

• ... a person who/that I admire a lot   or   ... a person I admire a lot
• ... the people who/that I work with   or   ... the people I work with

 

 

   C   

Where

 

You can use where in a relative clause to talk about a place:

 

• I recently went back to the town where I grew up.
  (or  ... the town I grew up in  or  ... the town that I grew up in)
• I would like to live in a place where there is plenty of sunshine.

 

 

   D   

We say:

 

the day / the year / the time etc.	something happens   or
	that something happens

• I can't meet you on Friday. That's the day (that) I'm going away.
• The last time (that) I saw Anna, she looked great.
• I haven't seen Jack and Helen since the year (that) they got married.

 

 

   E   

We say:

 

the reason	something happens   or
	that/why something happens

• The reason I'm phoning is to ask your advice.

    (or  The reason that I'm phoning / The reason why I'm phoning)

 

 

 

※ admire : 

 

• admire somebody/something 

// I really admire your enthusiasm.

// Her work was much admired by critics.

// You have to admire the way he handled the situation.

// Actually, I greatly admire and respect him.

// I've just been admiring your new car.

// Let’s just sit and admire the view.

• admire somebody/something for something 

//The school is widely admired for its excellent teaching.

• admire somebody for doing something 

// I don't agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.

 

 

 

※ wonder : (v. n.) 

 

1. 궁금하다.

• ‘Why do you want to know?’ ‘No particular reason. I was just wondering.’
• wonder who, where, etc…

// I wonder who she is.

// I can't help wondering whether I'm missing something here.

// I always wondered why you never got married.

// I'm still wondering how that could have happened.

• wonder about somebody/something 

// We were wondering about next April for the wedding.

 

wonder if, whether… 

: used as a polite way of asking a question or asking somebody to do something

• I wonder if you can help me.
• I was wondering whether you'd like to come to a party.

 

 

2. 경이롭다.

• wonder (at something) // She wondered at her own stupidity.
• wonder (that)… 

// I wonder (that) he didn’t hurt himself jumping over that wall.

// I don't wonder you're tired. You've had a busy day.

 

 

3. 경이로움 (≠marvel) / 경이로운 것(사람, 물건, 결과물) (=marvel)

• His eyes were filled with wonder at the sights before him.

• The temple, built in 1403, is an architectural wonder.
•  wonder of something 

// The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world.

// the wonders of modern technology

// the Seven Wonders of the World (= the seven most impressive structures of the ancient world)

 

 

(참고) wonderful (adj.)  

 

 

 

※ marvel : 

 

 

marvel = wonder

• the marvels of nature/technology
• The doctors have done marvels for her.