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11.6 Relative Clauses with Whose

1. Use whose + noun at the beginning of a The author writes beautifully. Her book won the award.
relative clause to show possession. Whose
replaces a possessive adjective or a The author whose book won the award writes beautifully.
possessive noun (his, her, their, its, Sam’s, Subject Relative Clause
etc.). Whose + noun can be the subject or
the object of the relative clause. She’s the author. I just bought her book.

She’s the author whose book I just bought.
Object Relative Clause
2. Whose can be used for people, places, That’s the bakery. We love its cakes.
animals, and things. A noun always
follows whose. That’s the bakery whose cakes we love.
Object Relative Clause
3. Whose often comes after someone, She is someone whose work interests me.
anyone, no one, and everyone. I don’t know anyone whose job involves travel.

4. Remember: Do not repeat the subject or ✓ She is the artist whose paintings are in the gallery.
object in a relative clause. ✗ She is the artist whose paintings they are in the gallery.
✓ The artist whose painting I bought is from Russia.
✗ The artist whose painting I bought it is from Russia.

5 Read the pairs of sentences. Circle the possessive adjective or possessive noun that the word
whose in sentence b replaces.

1. a. Cavendish is an exciting cyclist. His success is not new to the island.

b. Cavendish is an exciting cyclist whose success is not new to the island.

2. a. Sprinters are cyclists. Their job is to ride fast at the end of races.
b. Sprinters are cyclists whose job is to ride fast at the end of races.

3. a. The cyclist lost the race. His bike wasn’t working properly.
b. The cyclist whose bike wasn’t working properly lost the race.

4. a. The cycling team won the race. We saw the team’s leader on TV.

b. The cycling team whose leader we saw on TV won the race.
5. a. Is this the new bike shop? Was the bike shop’s ad on the radio yesterday?

b. Is this the new bike shop whose ad was on the radio yesterday?

6. a. I met a woman today. Her daughter works with my brother.
b. I met a woman today whose daughter works with my brother.

7. a. We received a nice letter from the woman. We found her cat.
b. We received a nice letter from the woman whose cat we found.

8. a. My sister has a dog. Its favorite food is ice cream.

b. My sister has a dog whose favorite food is ice cream.

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