1. Possessive adjective clauses
PACs, or WHOSE

2. REVIEW The relative pronouns you know already are: Who Which That
You also know the words:
Where
When
SAC:
That’s the lady who I kissed.
OAC:
I found the pencil which I’d lost yesterday!
OPAC:
We’re looking for the lady that you were talking to.

3. REVIEW
What are the possessive pronouns? My
Your
His
Her
Its
Their
Our

4. WHOSE
If we want to describe a noun by what it has, we use the relative pronoun WHOSE.
Describing something for what it did:
I found the lady who punched me!
Describing something for what it has:
I found the lady whose friends are famous!

5. WHOSE We can make whose the subject, object, or OP of the AC.
S + V whose S + V + O OR
S + V whose O + S + V
S + V whose OP + S + V + preposition

6. WHOSE The structure can be confusing: noun (whose + S + V)
The SUBJECT is NOT the noun that the AC it is next to!
noun (whose + O + S + V)
The OBJECT is NOT the noun that the AC is next to!
I found the lady whose dog bit you!
The dog did the action!
I found the lady whose dog you stole!
The dog received the action!

7. WHOSE
Instead of the noun before the relative pronoun doing or receiving the action, the noun INSIDE THE AC takes its place!
I saw the man who you kicked.
I saw the man whose dog you kicked!
I saw the lady who kissed you!
I saw the lady whose friend kissed you!

8. WHOSE I found the lady who punched me!
I found the lady whose friends are famous!
Describing something for what it did
Describing something for what it has:
S in AC
S in AC

9. WHOSE I know the man who you talked to.
I know the man whose car you stole!
Describing something for what it did
Describing something for what it has:
S in AC
OP in AC
O in AC

10. PRACTICE: On the next page, make simple sentences about the man.
Ex: The man is sitting. I see the man.
Then, describe him by his possessions. Remember – there MUST be a verb in the AC and the main clause!
Ex: The man whose dog is cute is sitting.

11. PRACTICE:

12. FINALLY: In English, PACs can only describe an ANIMAL or HUMAN.
We avoid PACs for other things!
There’s a man whose computers cost $50,000.
I have a desk whose legs are made of metal. X
I have a desk with legs made of metal.
This is a country whose people are strong.X
This is a country with strong people.