Sentence structure 1. This was a time when there were still slaves in the USA.

1. The Attributive Clause Sentence structure 1. This was a time when there were still slaves in the USA. 2. As a child he used to help his father on the small farm where they lived. 3. The Southern States wanted to set up a country of their own, where they would be free to keep black slaves.

2. Lincoln This is the log cabin. Lincoln was born there. This is the log cabin where Lincoln was born. The books are about the time. Lincoln was President then. The books are about the time when Lincoln was President.

3. 由关系副词when和where引导的定语从句 关系副词when和where引导的定语从句修饰表示时 间或地点的先行词，它们本身在从句中分别作时间 状语或地点状语。 例如: ①I often visit the place where slaves used to be sold. 我常去参观过去出售奴隶的那个地方。 ②Can you remember the first place where Lincoln worked? 你记得林肯第一次工作过的地方吗？

4. ③The school is still standing. Lincoln once learnt to read and write there. The school where Lincoln once learnt to read and write is still standing. ④This is the house. They used to live in it five years ago. This is the house where they used to live five years ago. ⑤The book-store is not far from here. I bought the book there yesterday. The book-store where I bought the book is not far from here.

5. ⑥ He often came to see me in those days . I was ill at that time. He often came to see me in the days when I was ill. ⑦Do you still remember the afternoon ten years ago? I came to borrow your necklace then. Do you still remember the afternoon ten years ago when I came to borrow your necklace?

6. ⑧Kunming is a beautiful city. Flowers are seen all the year round there. Kunming is a beautiful city where flowers are seen all the year round. ⑨The small village is very quiet. I spent my childhood there happily. The small village where I spent my childhood happily is very quiet. ⑩I will never forget the day. I was taken away from my parents. I will never forget the day when I was taken away from my parents.

7. We will never forget October 1,1949. The People’s Republic of China was founded on that day. We will never forget October 1, 1949, when the People’s Republic of China was founded. I’ll go to Shanghai to spend my winter holidays. My grandparents live there. I’ll go to Shanghai to spend my winter holidays, where my grandparents live.

8. 【注意】关系副词when和where也可以“介词 +关系代词”来代替。例如： ①I shall never forget the day on which (=when) I first met you in Beijing. ②The house in which (=where) Lu Xun once lived is a museum at present.

9. 用适当的关系代词或副词填空。 when 1. I will never forget those years ______I lived in which the country with the farmers, ______has a great effect on my life. 2. After living in Beijing for fifty years he returned where to the small town ______ he grew up as a child. 3. Can you suggest another time_____ we can go when go out for a walk?