1. Pages 248-249: Exercise 16
USING
WHOSE

2. The “whose” clause talks something
that belongs to the noun that
clause modfies.

3. 1. Main sentence: Pierre Omidyar is
a creative person.
Then, I talk about something that
belongs to Pierre Omidyar—his
idea.
Embedded sentence: His idea made
him a very wealthy man.

4. Pierre Omidyar is a creative person
whose idea made him a very
wealthy man.

5. 2. My friend has a sister.
Now, I’m talking that belongs to the
sister—her daughter
Embedded sentence: Her daughter
is studying to be a computer
programmer.

6. 2. My friend has a sister whose
daughter is studying to be a
computer programmer.

7. 3. Main sentence: The teacher uses
a computer in the class.
I’m talking about something that
belongs to the teacher– a class.
Embedded sentence: I’m taking her
class.

8. 3. The teacher whose class I’m taking
uses a computer.
Now, the word class is “redundant”
(saying the same thing two times), so I
can take it out.
Remember that an adjective clause
follows the noun that it modifies.

9. 4. Main sentence: Freecycle is an online
community.
Something belongs to the organization:
--members.
Embedded sentence: The members
help each other get the things they
need.

10. 4. Freecycle is an online community
whose members help each other get
the things they need.

11. 5. Main sentence: Freecycle is an
organization.
Something belongs to the
organization— a goal.
Embedded sentence: Its goal is to
protect the environment from
unnecessary landfill.

12. 5. Freecycle is an organization
whose goal is to protect the
environment from unnecessary
landfill.

13. 6. Main sentence: The person just
bought a new flat-screen TV,
Something belongs to the person —
old TV
Embedded sentence: I received her
old TV.

14. 6. Person whose old TV I received
just bought a new flat-screen TV.

15. More examples similar to #6:
The people whose car I bought
wanted to sell it in a hurry, so it
was cheap.
Who bought the car? I did
Who sold the car? The people
I bought a car. The car belonged to
the people. They wanted to sell it in
hurry, so it was cheap.

16. More examples similar to #6:
My friend’s car was hit by a wheel
that fell off a car on tow truck on
the freeway.
Who pays for her new car?
The insurance company whose tow
truck was carrying the wheel has to
pay for her new car.

17. 7. Main sentence: I give my clothes
to a woman.
Something belongs to the woman
— son.
Embedded sentence: Her son is
smaller than my son.

18. 7. I give my son’s clothes to a
woman whose son is smaller than
my son.

19. Write your own sentences using
whose:

20. I sent an e-mail to all the people
whose addresses are in my address
book.

21. The man whose car was stolen just
bought a new car a few days ago.

22. I saw one of my classmates whose
new car was parked just next to my
car.

23. My friend Lorena, whose car broke
down, has to take BART to go to
work.

24. Ikea is a furniture store whose idea
is to satisfy the customers in every
possible way.

25. I got a book from a woman whose
daughter just graduated.

26. My friend whose children go to the
same school as mine works in the
City Hall.