定語從句還是強調句

請看看這道題：

—Where did you find the professor who made the speech yesterday?

—It was in the hall ______ the students often have a meeting.

A. where                                                B. which

C. that                                                    D. when

【分析】很可能誤選C，認為這是一個強調句，強調地點狀語 in the hall。假若選C，即有 It was in the hall that the students often have a meeting，該句的意思是“學生們通常是在大廳開會”，單獨看這一句，無論是其意思還是其語法均未錯，但若將其與上文聯系起來看，則不通，因為上文的意思是“你是在哪兒找到昨天作報告的那位教授的?”假若將答句改為 It was in the hall that I found the professor，則完全可以。

其實，此題的最佳答案是A，where the students often have a meeting 為定語從句，用以修飾其前的名詞 the hall，句意為“是在學生們經常開會的那個大廳(找到教授的)”，這樣語意就通順了。