The sentence with whose has an adjective clause: whose books she likes best. In the clause, whose is the relative pronoun and is used with books. The clause modifies the subject of the sentence: the author. _____ The people will be glad to help you. The people's names are on this list. ---> Directions: Read the sentences. Use the red sentences to make adjective clauses for the blue sentences. Be careful! Not all of these adjective clauses use whose. 1. My brother makes a lot of money. My brother's company has branches in 42 countries. 2. Titanic was a great movie. Titanic's budget was over $200 million. 3. In each of these examples, the adjective clause is highlighted in bold. Notice how it provides additional information about the noun or pronoun it modifies. Adjective clauses can be introduced by relative pronouns such as "that," "who," "whom," "whose," and "which.". An adjective clause is a clause that works to describe (modify) a noun or pronoun. It will always be a subordinate clause. It appears immediately after the word it describes (modifies). Adjective clauses always begin with either a pronoun or an adverb. Pronouns: who, which, that, whom, whose. Adjective Clauses with WHOSE. Let's practice adjective clauses with WHOSE. Study these examples: I know the policeman. His dog bit a man. --> I know the policeman whose dog bit a man. I bought an antique vase. Its value is priceless. --> I bought an antique vase whose value is priceless. q2rmfn.

whose adjective clause example