관계사

접속사와 대명사, 혹은 접속사와 부사 역할을 하며, 관계사절은 앞에 나온 명사를 수식하는 역할을 한다.

 

관계대명사 

->접속사의 역할과 대명사의 역할을 같이 한다.

 

관계부사 

->접속사의 역할과 부사의 역할을 같이 한다

 

주격 관계대명사 + V

    S

Employees (who take time off for vacation) become more productive.

     S                  V                                    V
He completed a report (which analyzed the company’s performance.)

                         <--------------

The company has 25 planes (that carry 200,000 passengers every year.)

                                               V

   His book (which was written last year) is on the bestseller list.

선행사 (단수)                              단수 동사

       S                                            V

목적격 관계대명사 + S + V(O를 꾸민다)

Ms. Young was the last person /whom(who) I interviewed.

                                                           S      V
John is reviewing the report /which(that) he has to submit today.

                                                        S      V
Mr. Green is working with a company /(that) he invested in last year.

                                                            S       V

소유격 관계대명사 + 명사

They recruited a candidate whose experience is extraordinary.

The Miller Group bought a company whose products are industrial robots.

Bruce has a laptop, the weight of which is 4 pounds

 

관계부사

앞과 뒤의 문장을 이어준다

Friday is the day when Nicole feels most relaxed.

This garage is the place where we started our business.

He asked the reason why I applied for the position.

                                  S      V
She wants to change the way(how)/ we handle our customers.