Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.

M.K. Gandhi

In this class you will learn

• What is a relative clause?
• How to use ‘whose’ in a relative clause?
• Some examples of relative clauses with ‘whose’.

What is a relative clause?

• A relative clause is one kind of dependent clause and shows relation.
• It cannot stand alone in sentence and is used to give more information about the subject of the sentence.

Examples

• My friend is coming tonight. His car is really nice.
• My friend whose car is really nice is coming tonight.
• That is my neighbor. His son is my friend.
• That is my neighbor whose son is my friend.

‘Whose’ in a relative clause