where引导的定语从句修饰抽象名词

先行词为抽象名词：point,situation,case,position,

job,activity等。

这些名词在定语从句中作状语

高考题：

1. —Where did you get to know her?

—It was on the farm ___D___ we worked. (山东卷)

A. that

B. there

C. which

D. where

2. Some pre-school children go to a day-care center, ___D___ they learn simple games and songs. (全国I)

A. then

B. there

C. while

D. where

3. Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity

___D___ sight matters more than hearing. (天津卷)

A. when

B. whose

C. which

D. where

4. Today, we’ll discuss a number of cases ___D___ beginners of English fail to use the language properly. (陕西卷)

A. which

B. as

C. why

D. where

5. After graduation she reached a point in her career ___D___ she had to decide what to do. (江西卷)

A. that

B. what

C. which

D. where

以上5道题的答案分别是DDDDD，其中前面两道比较容易，因为它们符合“where引导的定语从

句用于修饰表示地点的名词”这一基本用法。但是，后面3道题则有所不同，因为它们修饰的名

词不是具体的地点名词，而是一个抽象名词，即分别是activity, case, point。由于一般的语

法书对这一问题很少涉及，所以许多考生对这类考题比较生疏。为帮助同学们熟悉这一语言现象，

正确掌握这一知识点，本文拟对where引导定语从句修饰抽象名词的用法作一归纳。

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