Adjective Clauses

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An adjective clause uses pronouns to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause.

  • whose -  possessive pronoun for people (or things in informal usage) who+his, who+her, who+their

 


greek woman

 

"Who" vs. "Whose"  -  subject pronouns

WHO - REPLACES A SUBJECT NOUN WHOSE - REPLACES A POSSESSIVE SUBJECT PRONOUN  

blue arrow  - which refers to telephone
The woman
        who is Greek     is on the phone.
                                She is Greek.

blue arrow  - which refers to telephone
The woman
          whose name is Greek   is on the phone.
                                 Her name is Greek.

 

Adding a Clause with "Whose" -  subject pronouns

JOIN THE SENTENCES: INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE
1 Replace the subject pronoun She with who.

The woman is on the phone.

Her name is Greek.
  whose name is Greek
2 Insert the clause into the main sentence.

 

blue arrow - who replaces she
    The woman whose name is Greek    is on the phone.

 

Common Mistake

ERROR FIX  (match adverbs with tense usage)
* The woman who her husband is from Uruguay is going to be the CEO of the company.
(Change "who her" to "whose".)
The woman whose husband is from Uruguay is going to be the CEO of the company.

 

 

"Who" vs. "Whose" - object pronouns

WHO - REPLACES AN OBJECT NOUN WHOSE - REPLACES A POSSESSIVE OBJECT PRONOUN  

blue arrow  - which refers to telephone
The woman
        who you met     is on the phone.
                                You met her.

blue arrow  - which refers to telephone
The woman
  whose husband you met   is on the phone.
                        You met her husband.

 

Adding a Clause with "Whose" - object pronouns

JOIN THE SENTENCES: INDEPENDENT CLAUSE DEPENDENT CLAUSE
1 Replace the object pronoun  her with whose

The woman is on the phone.

You met her husband.
  You met whose husband.

2

Move the relative pronoun to the front of the sentence.

 

blue arrow - who replaces she
3 Insert the clause into the main sentence.
    The woman whose husband you met     is on the phone.

 

Common Mistake

ERROR FIX 
* The woman whose husband we chatted with him lives next door. * The woman whose husband we chatted with [him] lives next door.

 

 

 

Practice

Funny guy and dog

 

Join the two sentences into one sentence.

Change the second sentence into a clause.  (Leave the prepositions at the end of the sentence.)

 

# YOUR RESPONSE CHECK ANSWER


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(picky = choosy;  eccentric = unusual)

 

 

 

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(phobias= fears)

 

 

 

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Julie Sevastopoulos - ESL Department - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA