Of Which / With: adding possessive clauses (inanimate)

Of Which / With

She wrote a book!

Adding descriptive information for possessive nouns

Possessive Pronouns - People vs. Things

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN - PEOPLE & THINGS	POSSESSIVE PRONOUN - THINGS
Use whose to add a modifying clause with a possessive noun – people. Informally, whose is also used with inanimate nouns.	the X of which is the formal way to add a modifying clause with a possessive inanimate noun. There are several other ways as well.
The woman wrote a book. I have forgotten the name of the woman. The woman whose name I have forgotten wrote a book. (formal) The woman with a name I have forgotten wrote a book. (formal/informal)	She wrote a book. I've forgotten the name of the book. She wrote a book the name of which I have forgotten. (formal) She wrote a book whose name I have forgotten. (formal–informal) She wrote a book of which I have forgotten the name. (formal) She wrote a book that I have forgotten the name of. (informal) She wrote a book of which I have forgotten the name. (formal) She wrote a book with a name I have forgotten. (informal)

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN - PEOPLE & THINGS

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN - THINGS

Use whose to add a modifying clause with a possessive noun – people. Informally, whose is also used with inanimate nouns.

the X of which is the formal way to add a modifying clause with a possessive inanimate noun. There are several other ways as well.

The woman wrote a book. I have forgotten the name of the woman.

The woman       whose name I have forgotten wrote a book. (formal)
The woman       with a name I have forgotten wrote a book. (formal/informal)

She wrote a book. I've forgotten the name of the book.

She wrote a book       the name of which I have forgotten. (formal)
She wrote a book       whose name I have forgotten. (formal–informal)
She wrote a book       of which I have forgotten the name. (formal)
She wrote a book       that I have forgotten the name of. (informal)
She wrote a book       of which I have forgotten the name. (formal)
She wrote a book       with a name I have forgotten. (informal)

Inanimate Possessive

Of which

Of Which – Subject Clause

JOIN THE SENTENCES	INDEPENDENT CLAUSE	DEPENDENT CLAUSE with subject pronoun
1. Replace the object noun (book) with which.	She wrote a book.	The name of the book is America by Heart. [the name of which]
2. Insert the clause into the main sentence.
3. Add punctuation if needed. No punctuation is needed if the clause helps to identify which noun you are talking about. (identifying clauses)	She wrote a book	the name of which is America by Heart.

Of Which – Object Clause

JOIN THE SENTENCES	INDEPENDENT CLAUSE	DEPENDENT CLAUSE with object pronoun
1. Replace the object noun (book) with which.	She wrote a book.	I've forgotten the name of the book. [the name of which]
2. Move the relative pronoun to the front of the sentence. 3. Insert the clause into the main sentence.
4. Add punctuation if needed. No punctuation is needed if the clause helps to identify which noun we are talking about. (identifying clauses)	She wrote a book	the name of which I have forgotten.

JOIN THE SENTENCES

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

DEPENDENT CLAUSE with object pronoun

1. Replace the object noun (book) with which.

She wrote a book.

I've forgotten the name of the book.
[the name of which]

2. Move the relative pronoun to the front of the sentence.

3. Insert the clause into the main sentence.

4. Add punctuation if needed. No punctuation is needed if the clause helps to identify which noun we are talking about. (identifying clauses)

She wrote a book

the name of which I have forgotten.

Inanimate Possessive (less formal)

With

With – Subject Clause

JOIN THE SENTENCES	INDEPENDENT CLAUSE	DEPENDENT CLAUSE with subject pronoun
1. Replace the possessive object noun phrase (of the X) with with. Remove the verb.	She wrote a book.	The name of the book is America by Heart. [with the name]
2. Insert the clause into the main sentence.
3. No punctuation is used.	She wrote a book	with the name America by Heart.

JOIN THE SENTENCES

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

DEPENDENT CLAUSE with subject pronoun

1. Replace the possessive object noun phrase (of the X) with with.
Remove the verb.

She wrote a book.

The name of the book is America by Heart.
[with the name]

2. Insert the clause into the main sentence.

3. No punctuation is used.

She wrote a book

with the name America by Heart.

With – Object Clause

JOIN THE SENTENCES	INDEPENDENT CLAUSE	DEPENDENT CLAUSE with object pronoun
1. Replace the possessive object noun phrase (of the X) with with.	She wrote a book.	I've forgotten the name of the book. [with a name]
2. Move the relative pronoun to the front of the sentence. 3. Insert the clause into the main sentence.
4. Remove a contraction (I've) if the syllable is stressed when speaking.	She wrote a book	*with a name I've forgotten. with a name I have forgotten.

JOIN THE SENTENCES

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

DEPENDENT CLAUSE with object pronoun

1. Replace the possessive object noun phrase (of the X) with with.

She wrote a book.

I've forgotten the name of the book.
[with a name]

2. Move the relative pronoun to the front of the sentence.

3. Insert the clause into the main sentence.

4. Remove a contraction (I've) if the syllable is stressed when speaking.

She wrote a book

*with a name I've forgotten.
with a name I have forgotten.

*Yellow highlighted words are examples of incorrect usage.

Practice 1

Of Which

Change the second sentence into a modifying clause. Join it with the first sentence.

Select the word from each menu that best completes the sentence.
Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
1.	We bought a used car. The fender of it was dented. We bought a used car was dented. used car – a car that had a previous owner; preowned fender (n.) – the side part of a car that covers the wheels
2.	We wanted to buy a used car. The price of the car depended on the market. We wanted to buy a used car depended on the market.
3.	I found my husband reading a magazine. The cover of it had a picture of a hybrid car. I found my husband reading a magazine had a picture of a hybrid car. hybrid (n.) – a car using more than one source of energy or fuel source
4.	The sun destroyed the car paint. The color of the paint was faded. The sun destroyed the car paint was faded. faded (adj) – lighter in color due to the sun
5.	I called a body shop for an appointment. The time of the appointment was early in the morning. I called a body shop for an appointment was early in the morning. body shop – a business that repairs the exterior of a car
6.	My car needs to go into the body shop. The door of the car is bent. My car is bent needs to go into the body shop.
7.	I know of a good body shop. I can't remember its name right now. I know of a good body shop I can't remember right now.
8.	I received a reasonable estimate. The amount of the estimate was the lowest of all. I received a reasonable estimate was the lowest of all. reasonable (adj.) – fair and sensible estimate (n.) – an educated or professional guess of what the number (cost) will be.
9.	He repainted my car. The color of my car is burgundy. He repainted my car is burgundy. burgundy (n.) – a color term based on the color of wine; dark red
10.	The body shop is excellent. I recommend the work of this body shop The body shop is excellent. body work (n.) – repair of the exterior (outside) of the car

Practice 2

With & Other Phrasing

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
11.	Change to a with phrase: The fender of it was dented. We bought a used car used car – a car that had a previous owner; preowned
12.	Change to a with phrase: The price of the car was reasonable. We wanted to buy a used car
13.	Change to a with phrase: The cover of it had a picture of a hybrid car. I met my husband reading a magazine .
14.	Change to a with phrase: The color of the car was faded. (lightened its color) We selected a car
15.	Change to a with phrase: The time of the appointment was early in the morning. I called a body shop for an appointment . body shop – a business that repairs the exterior of a car
16.	Change to a with phrase: The door of the car is bent. My car needs to go into the body shop.
17.	Change to a with phrase: I can't remember the name of it right now. I know of a good body shop body shop – a business that repairs the exterior of a car
18.	Change to a with phrase: The amount of the estimate was the lowest of all. I received a reasonable estimate reasonable (adj.) – fair and sensible estimate (n.) – an educated or professional guess of what the number (cost) will be.
19.	Rephrase: The color of my car is red. He repainted my car a red color (n.) – any variation of red (darker, lighter, bluer, greener, etc.) red (n.) – true red
20.	Rephrase: I recommend the work of this body shop. The body shop is excellent. work (n.) – a finished job; "He doesn't excellent work / an excellent job."

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PRACTICE ON POINTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Of Which / With

Adding descriptive information for possessive nouns

Possessive Pronouns - People vs. Things

Inanimate Possessive

Of which

Of Which – Subject Clause

Of Which – Object Clause

Inanimate Possessive (less formal)

With

With – Subject Clause

With – Object Clause

Practice 1

Of Which

Change the second sentence into a modifying clause. Join it with the first sentence.

Practice 2

With & Other Phrasing