定语从句还是强调句
请看看这道题:
—Where did you find the professor who made the speech yesterday?
—It was in the hall ______ the students often have a meeting.
A. where B. which
C. that D. when
【分析】很可能误选C,认为这是一个强调句,强调地点状语 in the hall。假若选C,即有 It was in the hall that the students often have a meeting,该句的意思是“学生们通常是在大厅开会”,单独看这一句,无论是其意思还是其语法均未错,但若将其与上文联系起来看,则不通,因为上文的意思是“你是在哪儿找到昨天作报告的那位教授的?”假若将答句改为 It was in the hall that I found the professor,则完全可以。
其实,此题的最佳答案是A,where the students often have a meeting 为定语从句,用以修饰其前的名词 the hall,句意为“是在学生们经常开会的那个大厅(找到教授的)”,这样语意就通顺了。