Exercise
2
(éksersais tu)
1. The students who (is, are) in my class come from many countries.
2. I met some people who (knows, know) my brother.
3. The student who (is, are) talking to the teacher is from Peru.
4. I talked to the men who (was, were) sitting near me.
5. Do you know the people that (lives, live) in that house?
6. Biographies are books which (tells, tell) the stories of people’s lives.
7. A book that (tells, tell) the story of a person’s life is called a biography.
8. That woman that (was, were) sitting in front of me at the movie was wearing a big hat.
9. The people who (was, were) standing in line to get to the theatre were cold and wet.
10. Water is a chemical compound that (consists, consist) of oxygen and hydrogen.
Use of adjective clauses with “whose”
We use “whose” in adjective clauses instead of her/his/their.
1. That boy is friendly. His
apartment looks new.
That boy whose
apartment looks new is friendly.
2. The woman is my friend. Her
personality seems nice.
The woman whose
personality seems nice is my friend.
Exercise
3
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Combine these sentences using WHOSE.
1.
The man is very proud. His daughter is an astronaut.
The man whose daughter
is an astronaut is very proud.
2.
The man is friendly. I’m dating his daughter.
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3.
The woman is my teacher. You met her husband.
.
4.
The professor gives hard tests. I’m taking her course.
.
5.
The girl is a good friend of mine. I borrowed her camera.
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6.
The relatives were very nice. We visited their house.
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