Writing Activity:
Put these sentences together using the word "whose".
Example: The man phoned the police - his car had been stolen.
The man whose car had been stolen phoned the police.
Example: The man phoned the police - his car had been stolen.
The man whose car had been stolen phoned the police.
1. We saw some people standing by the road - their car had broken down. 2. I apologized to the woman - I had spilled her coffee. 3. She visited her teacher - his house was on the edge of town. 4. Who is the boy - his sister won the table tennis competition? 5. The man is famous for inventing a cure for AidS - his picture is in every newspaper. 6. The girl is a good friend of mine - I borrowed her camera. 7. I don't like people - their manners are bad. 8. I want to find the boy - his dog ate my book. 9. The teacher was very angry - his classroom had been left in a mess. 10. The librarian can't find the book - its cover was torn by a student. 11. I don't want to eat in a restaurant - its cooks smoke while they are preparing the food. 12. The boy will get a detention - his ball broke the cafeteria window.B. Write definitions for these words using "whose"
1. orphan 2. cripple 3. widow 4. widowerC. Can you ever leave out the word "whose"? Delete: yes no