1.There are many thousands of stars in the sky that are like the sun.在太空中有成千上萬的象太陽般的星星.狀語in the sky分割了定語從句和它的先行詞stars,定語從句的先行詞不是the sky,而是stars.
2.Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a diamond necklace?你還記得嗎,十年前的一天下午,我來到你家,找你借了一條鑽石項鍊?when引導的定語從句的先行詞是one afternoon,它們被ten years ago所分割.
3.A new master will come tomorrow who will teach you German.明天,新（男）老師將來教你德語.先行詞A new master 和定語從句who will teach you German被謂語,狀語will come tomorrow所分割.
不是的!由於修辭和結構的需要定語從句和它所修飾的先行詞常常被狀語和謂語所分割.例如：
1.There are many thousands of stars in the sky that are like the sun.在太空中有成千上萬的象太陽般的星星.狀語in the sky分割了定語從句和它的先行詞stars,定語從句的先行詞不是the sky,而是stars.
2.Do you remember one afternoon ten years ago when I came to your house and borrowed a diamond necklace?你還記得嗎,十年前的一天下午,我來到你家,找你借了一條鑽石項鍊?when引導的定語從句的先行詞是one afternoon,它們被ten years ago所分割.
3.A new master will come tomorrow who will teach you German.明天,新（男）老師將來教你德語.先行詞A new master 和定語從句who will teach you German被謂語,狀語will come tomorrow所分割.