NIVEL DESCONCENTRADO 7. Proceso: Gestión Desconcentrada

Whose is used to indicate possession. Like other possessive pronouns my, your, his, her, its, our, their , it is used to modify a noun. The possessive pronoun and the noun are placed at the beginning of the relative clause.

) know this lady. (er purse was stolen. ) know this lady whose purse was stolen. The man paints well. ) saw his exposition.

The man, whose exposition ) saw, paints well. Whose may also replace a possessive noun.

They located the woman. The woman’s mother had become ill. They located the woman whose mother had become ill.

Can you help the tourists? The tourists’ visas have expired. Can you help the tourists whose visas have expired?

Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the second sentence as a relative clause.

My neighbor, whose dog ) am walking, is very nice.

. Mr. Castro teaches a class for foreign students. (is native language is Spanish.

____________________________________________________ . The yoga instructor is excellent. ) am taking his class.

____________________________________________________ . ) met the man. (is son is my office manager.

____________________________________________________ . The woman called . The woman s apartment was on fire.

____________________________________________________ . ) laughed at the man. ) pushed him in the pool.

____________________________________________________ . ) come from France. )ts history goes back hundreds of years.

____________________________________________________ . The people were crazy. We visited their house.

____________________________________________________ . ) sleep in a hotel. )ts residents are very noisy.

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. ) have to call the girl. ) accidentally picked up her cell phone after our date. ____________________________________________________

. The boy put lotion all over his face. (is cheeks got sunburned while he was lying at the swimming pool.

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Underline the relative clause in each sentence.

EXAMPLE The car that he is driving is brand new.

. The fireman who put out the fire was very fast. . The friends ) was waiting for were late.

. The shoes that she is wearing are handmade.

. The project Peter is working on must be finished by March. . The person whose advice ) take most seriously is my mom.

. Did ) tell you about the accident ) had last week? . The man ) was talking to pushed me out of the way.

. Did you hear about the explosion that destroyed the embassy?

Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the second sentence as a relative clause in two different ways, where possible. Some pairs of sentences permit only one wording of the relative clause.

EXAMPLE The child was loud. ) heard him late last night.

The child, whom ) heard late last night, was loud. The child ) heard late last night was loud.

. The younger men are from Peru. We met them in the hotel lobby this morning.

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. ) explained my absence to the manager. ) had missed his presentation. ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________ . Yesterday, ) ran into Paul. ) hadn t seen him in months.

____________________________________________________ . The driver missed the red light. (e was not paying attention.

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. (e spoke of the postmodern movement. ) know nothing about it. ____________________________________________________

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. The historian is well known for his research. We met him in Paris. ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________ . ) am reading a novel. )t was written by Alexander Dumas.

____________________________________________________ . The teacher gave good explanations. ) questioned him.

____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ . The professor gives easy exams. ) passed his class.

____________________________________________________ . ) returned the car. ) had borrowed it from my father.

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. The hunter caught the lion. )t had killed someone from the village. ____________________________________________________

. The children are very quiet. ) am taking care of them.

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Where

)n a relative clause, where refers to a place in the independent clause and replaces a prepositional phrase indicating location. The preposition from the phrase replaced by where is not used.

The house is new. (e lives in the house. The house where he lives is new.

The house, in which he lives, is new. The house, which he lives in, is new. The house that he lives in is new.

The house he lives in is new.

The barn caught fire. They were playing inside the barn. The barn, where they were playing, caught fire.

The barn, inside which they were playing, caught fire. The barn, which they were playing inside, caught fire. The barn that they were playing inside caught fire.

The barn they were playing inside caught fire. Where may also replace there in such clauses.

The house is new. (e lives there. The house where he lives is new.

Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the second sentence as a relative clause.

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. The medieval village was beautiful. We spent our summer there. ____________________________________________________

. The neighborhood is dangerous. ) grew up in the neighborhood. ____________________________________________________

. That is the account. ) kept all my savings in the account.

____________________________________________________ . Carl is from Jamaica. ) used to live there.

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When

)n a relative clause, when refers to a time expression in the independent clause and replaces an adverbial expression of time. The preposition accompanying a noun on that day, in that year, at that time, in that century, and so on is used before which. Otherwise, the preposition is omitted. When may also replace then in such clauses.

) ll never forget that day. ) cried a lot that day. ) cried a lot then. ) ll never forget that day, when ) cried a lot.

) ll never forget that day, on which ) cried a lot. ) ll never forget that day that ) cried a lot.

) ll never forget that day ) cried a lot.

Time expressions use various prepositions, but when replaces the entire prepositional phrase, including the preposition.

She came in May. The weather is better then. She came in May, when the weather is better.

)t happened on Monday. (e was still at home then. )t happened on Monday, when he was still at home.

) ll be there next week. Exams will be finished next week. ) ll be there next week, when exams will be finished.

Everyone left the party. The band stopped playing after the party. Everyone left the party when the band stopped playing.

Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the second sentence as a relative clause with when.

. : P.M. is the time. My train arrives at the station then.

____________________________________________________ . June is the month. ) will come in June.

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. is the year. The Cuban socialist revolution took place then. ____________________________________________________

. Wednesday is the day. My plane arrives on Wednesday.

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Rewrite each sentence, using where in a relative clause. Begin your response with That + a form of be.

EXAMPLE She often shops in that store.

. ) was parked on that sidewalk.

____________________________________________________ . ) was born in that city.

____________________________________________________ . You do your grocery shopping at that store.

____________________________________________________ . You keep your money at that bank.

____________________________________________________ . (e works in that building.

____________________________________________________ . She lives on that street.

____________________________________________________ . We ate lunch at that Mexican restaurant.

____________________________________________________ . We have class in that amphitheater.

____________________________________________________ . We spent our vacation in that hotel.

____________________________________________________ . You went fishing in that river.

____________________________________________________ . ) lived in that town until ) was ten years old.

____________________________________________________ . Your father went to graduate school at that university.

Answer each question according to the example. Do not use a relative pronoun.

EXAMPLE You played the record. Was it good? no

No, the record ) played was not good. . You watched a movie. Was it scary? yes

____________________________________________________ . You drank some iced coffee. Did it taste good? no

____________________________________________________ . You bought a scarf. Does it keep your neck warm? yes

____________________________________________________ . You had Chinese noodles for dinner. Were they too spicy? no

____________________________________________________ . You talked to a man. Did he answer your questions? yes

____________________________________________________ . You saw a little girl. Was she wearing a pink sweater? no

____________________________________________________ . You went to the football game. Was it exciting? yes

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. You stayed at a bed-and-breakfast. Was it in the countryside? no ____________________________________________________

. You are finishing an exercise. )s it difficult? no

____________________________________________________ . You got a letter in the mail. Was it from your aunt? no

Combine each pair of sentences into one, using a relative clause with whose. . Neil Young is a musician. You are listening to his album.

____________________________________________________ . Aline (elg is a professor. ) am writing a thesis for her class.

____________________________________________________ . Mr. Mohammed is a student. ) found his notes.

____________________________________________________ . Paul is an intern. ) borrowed his pen.

____________________________________________________ . The child began to scream. You lost his ball.

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. Your neighbors are very funny. You stayed at your neighbor s house. ____________________________________________________

. An executive has been in a meeting for five hours. The executive s office is locked.

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. A woman s necklace was stolen. The woman called a private detective. ____________________________________________________

. Basquiat is an artist. You like his paintings the best.

____________________________________________________ . Everyone tried to help the mother. (er car had broken down.

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