有读者问: 有这样一道选择题:
(1)I'd like to read the same book_________was read by Tom.
A. which B. as C. what D. /
答案是B,可为什么不可以选A呢?
像上述句(1)这样的结构,一般应用关系代词 as 或 that。关于是否可用关系代词 which ,有的语法家不赞成用,说它是“不自然的英语”。但有的语法家则承认它,有如:
(2)He attested this to be the same which had been taken from him.
我们也不止一次地遇到过用 which 的情况,如:
(3)A group of enthusiasts started out last Tuesday on the same journey which 600 years ago led to The Canterbury Tales ...
不过,对中国学生来说,我们认为最好不要模仿 which 的这种用法。
