Using Whose Whose is used to show possession. It has the same meaning as other possessive adjectives such as his, hers, its, their, etc. --Theres the man whose house we bought. --I have a book whose story is fascinating. Whose modifies people but can also be used with things. You should learn how to combine short sentences using whose: --The woman is a talented artist. I saw her paintings. -- The woman whose paintings I saw is a talented artist. Using Where Earlier in this course, you learned how to use where in questions: --Where are you going? Where can also be used in a dependent clause: --I see the house where they live. In the latter example, where is used to refer to a place, such as a city, state, country, room, etc. NOTE: In dependent clauses, where can be replaced with in which, which ... in, that ... in, or nothing at all: --The building where they work is new. --The building in which they work is new. --The building, which they work in, is new. --The building that they work in is new. --The building they work in is new. Using When Previously, you learned how to use when in questions: --When are you leaving? When can also be used in a dependent clause: --I forgot the date when you arrived. In the latter example, when is used to refer to a noun of time (i.e., a day, week, month, etc.) I n time clauses, it is also possible to use that or which preceded by a preposition: --I forgot the date that you arrived. --I forgot the date on which you arrived. No preposition is needed with that. Note how two sentences are combined using when: --Ill always remember the day she was born. She was born then (on that day). --Ill always remember the day when she was born. If.... Then Constructions A frequent pattern in English is the use of constructions with if followed by a clause of result (then, either stated or implied): --If you take Interstate 85, (then) youll get there faster. In this kind of sentence the if clause introduces a hypothetical statement. When the if clause is in the present tense, the result (then) clause is in the future: --If it becomes (present) any hotter, well have to go (future) swimming. --Ill send (future) you some money, if you need it (present). Now you have seen the if (present tense), then (future tense) pattern. Here are two other sequences: -- If (past tense), then (conditional tense) -- If (past perfect), then (past conditional) --If I had (past) more time, I would read (conditional) this book. --They would have won (past conditional) the race, if they had run (past perfect) faster. NOTE: When you use the verb to be after if, were not was is the preferred form: --If he were younger, he would ski every day.
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