ESL 204 [EA] ADJECTIVE CLAUSES - Practice [p.

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PART A --- Adjective clauses

Instructions: For each of the 4 numbered sentences below, circle the most appropriate or
response that immediately follows the sentence.

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1. The members of the team, who had sponsors, flew to the championships in Ottawa.

A. All of the members of the team flew to Ottawa

B. Some of the members of the team flew to Ottawa.

2. The students who passed the test received a prize.

A. All the students received a prize.

B. Some of the students didn’t receive a prize.

3. It's the only hotel in the town that has free wireless Internet access.

A. There are several hotels in the town.

B. There is only one hotel in the town.

4. My roommate, who is unemployed, often struggles to pay the rent.

A. I have one roommate.

B. I have several roommates.

Part B -- Adjective clauses Complete the sentences with your own words, using adjective
clauses in the last part of the sentence.

1. I have three brothers, all of

_____________________________________________________________________

2. This semester I had to buy five books, all of

_____________________________________________________________________

3. The company hired ten new employees, all of

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4. In my apartment building there are twenty apartments, several of

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Part C -- Adjective clauses - Content based on « The Dying Lake » (foundin an earlier
coursepack. A more recent article is on p.314+)

Directions: From the box below, choose the best word for each blank space. Of course, one
word below can be used several times.

whom where who whose which that when

The people _______________________ (1) lived in the area near the Aral Sea have suffered

from unimaginable problems. The problems began with officials from the Soviet

government _______________________ (2) plans for the area near the Aral Sea were not well

thought out.

They diverted the rivers _______________________ (3) fed into the Aral Sea in order to

irrigate the farmlands nearby. As a result, the Aral Sea became smaller with each passing

year. In many areas, the bottom of the sea became visible, and salty patches of earth,

_______________________ (4) plants had once been, were apparent. The years from the 1950s to

the 1990s were a time _______________________ (5) life was very hard for people in this area.

Soon there was no fish, and the fishermen, _______________________ (6) livelihood depended on

the sea, found themselves having to leave the area _______________________ (7) they were born

in order to find jobs elsewhere. These people, for _______________________ (8) the Sea had been

the source of life, had to turn their backs on their former homes.

Even the farmers suffered because of the climate, _______________________ (9) had

previously been pleasant but was now a problem. The strong winds blew salt dust all

around. As a result, the surrounding farm lands, _______________________ (10) plants of all kinds

had previously grown, became barren. The people developed many serious health

problems. The animals, for _______________________ (11) drinking water was necessary, soon

died.

However, change began in the year 2005, _______________________ (12) plans were

made to restore parts of the Aral Sea. This effort has been successful, but it could not have

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happened without much careful planning. One of the region’s mayors, to

_______________________ (13) I spoke recently, was very determined to make his town

successful again.

USING “whose”
Whose is the possessive form of the relative pronoun who.

Which and that, the relative pronouns used for animals and objects, lack
a possessive form, so whose can be used for their possessive forms as
well, as in "the movie, whose name I can't remember."

Whose is appropriate for inanimate objects in all cases except when it

might appear at the beginning of a question: while "Whose book is
this?" is fine if the answer to the question is a living being, "Whose
pages are torn?" doesn't really make sense. Instead, a question about a
book with torn pages might be "Which book has torn pages?"

LITERARY EXAMPLES USING “WHOSE” for non-human entities

 ... the fruit / Of that forbidden tree , whose mortal taste /
Brought death into the World ...( John Milton, Paradise Lost,
1667)
 On reaching the house, they were shown through the hall into
the saloon , whose northern aspect rendered it delightful for
summer. ( Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1813)
 I walked out the back way ... and ran for a huge black knotted
tree whose massed leaves made a fabric against the rain.
— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 1925