Thursday, April 3, 2008

- Adjective Clause Using "whose"

The relative pronoun whose is used to relate the adjective clause which contains possessive adjective pronoun. Look at the examples below:

1. The girl can speak Japanese language.
Her father teachis English.
-> The girl whose father teaches English can speak Japanese language

2. The man teaches English.
His wife teaches Mathematics.
-> The man whose wife teaches Mathematics teaches English.


3. The woman can speak English fluently.
Her son is my friend.
-> The woman whose son is my friend can speak English fluently.

4. I study in a university.
Its students come from many countries.
-> I study in a university whose students come from many countries.

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