何謂”有自己主語的 relative clauses”?

Hi,
" which I am using now" <-----defining relative clause
(The pen which I am using now( to specify something) is not mine.
You cannot say" The pen using now is not mine.".
"I" <-----------主語

I think that's what the teacher means.
PS: I don't know much Chinese. ( I tried my best to help tho.)
Bye Bye



2008-11-22 02:37:16 補充：
Hmmmmmm. LOL These Chinese teams are driving me bananas!
On this site, it says subjects = 主語
http://www.npc.edu.hk/staff/~ngtungying/english_grammar/lessons/lesson05.htm

SHEK, you should go there and take a look.

2008-11-22 02:37:44 補充：
什麼是簡單主語？簡單主語是只有一個主角的主語。
什麼是複合主語？複合主語是有兩個或以上的主角的主語。

例如：

The tall boy and the short girl play.

The fat woman, the tall boy and the short girl play.

2008-11-22 02:39:12 補充：
The fat woman, the tall boy and the short girl play.= 3 個或以上的主角的主語。

2008-11-22 02:41:04 補充：
If what it says on that site is right, then

The pen which I am using now( to specify something) is not mine.(" I" in my sentence is what they call "主語".)

2008-11-22 02:45:16 補充：
I just found one more website.

They say subjects = 主語 from Lina Chu 香港浸會大學語文中心

http://paper.wenweipo.com/2008/01/08/ED0801080014.htm

2008-11-22 02:45:57 補充：
上面的英文句子涉及兩個不同的主語（人物），一個是警察，另一個是賊人，不能略去任何一個，否則令人摸不著頭腦。應寫成：

　The police arrived within two minutes, but the thief had already escaped.

2008-11-22 02:47:27 補充：
According to these two websites, my answer to your question is right then, Shek.

2008-11-22 02:51:42 補充：
(The pen which I am using now( to specify something) is not mine.主語（人物）"I"

"""""""""有自己主語的 relative clauses 不可以用 participles 取代"""""""""""""""

which I am using now<-----defining relative clause here "I" is the "主語".

That's why you cannot""" 用 participles 取代""".

2008-11-22 05:16:52 補充：
I mean Chinese terms.<------

The girl who lives upstairs is very pretty -> The girl living upstairs is very pretty

The man who was arrested last night is a murder suspect -> The man arrested last night is a murder suspect

兩句 relative clause 裏的主位同 main clause 的主位是一樣的，可以用 participles 取代。比較下面兩個例子

The girl whom John met is very pretty
The man whom the police shot is a murder suspect

後兩句就是有主位的 relative clauses，跟 main clause 的主位不同，不可以用 participles 取代。
the girl - John
The man - the police

其實分別在於 relative pronoun 是主位(subject)還是受位(object)。前兩句 relative pronoun WHO 在分句中是主位，後兩句 relative pronoun WHOM 是受位，relative clause 就要整句寫出來。

原句可能寫錯，應是主位而不是主語。