committee, company等集合名词与who,which,that等搭配使用

问题描述

根据英语语法，有些集合名词既可表单数意义也可以表复数意义（用作主语时可与单数或复数动词连用），这些名词如 class (班级)，club (俱乐部)，committee (委员会)，company (公司)， council (理事会)，government (政府)，group (小组)，jury (陪审团)，team (队) 等。

我的疑问如下：

(1) 假若这些后面接定语从句，可以用关系代词 who 来引导吗？可以用关系代词 which 吗？当然 that 肯定没有问题。它们的区别是什么？

(2) 假若用于It is…that…这样的强调句式，可以 who 来代替 that 吗？（当然用that肯定是没问题的）

10朵鲜花谢老师！

老师答疑

付老师：

这类集合名词若视为整体，表示单数意义；若考虑其个体成员，表示复数意义。显然，在它们表达整体意义并充当先行词时，定语从句往往用 that 或 which 来引导；当它们强调个体成员意义（即指人）并充当先行词时，定语从句可以用 that 或 who 来引导。在强调句中，如果被强调的集合名词是表达个体成员意义的，当然可以用 It is / was ...who...来强调。

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