Whose: adding descriptive information for possessive nouns

WHO
Who replaces a personal noun or pronoun in a modifying clause (relative clause). See Who / Whom.
SUBJECT OF CLAUSE
The woman who is Greek is on the phone. She is Greek.
OBJECT OF CLAUSE
The woman who(m) you met is on the phone. You met her.

WHOSE
Whose replaces a possessive noun in a modifying clause (relative clause).
SUBJECT OF CLAUSE
The woman whose name is Greek is on the phone. Her name is Greek.
OBJECT OF CLAUSE
The woman whose son you met is on the phone. You met her son.

SUBJECT OF CLAUSE
Whose replaces the subject —possessive noun or pronoun— in the modifying clause. Then the clause is placed after the personal noun that it modifies.
The woman is on the phone. The woman's name is Greek. The woman is on the phone. Her name is Greek.
	SUBJECT of MOD CLS
The woman	Her name is Greek	is on the phone.
	whose name
The woman	whose name is Greek	is on the phone.

OBJECT OF CLAUSE
Whose replaces the object —possessive noun or pronoun— in the modifying clause, which is placed after the personal noun it modifies.
The woman is on the phone. You met the woman's son. The woman is on the phone. You met her son.
	OBJECT of MOD CLS
The woman	You met her son	is on the phone.
	whose son
The woman	whose son you met	is on the phone.

SUBJECT of MOD CLS MODIFIES SUBJECT OF MAIN CLAUSE
Below, a whose-clause modifies the subject noun of the main clause. Whose+noun has taken the place of the subject pronoun in the modifying clause.
The man is a doctor. His show is entertaining. The doctor is successful. His advice is amusing.
SUBJECT	SUBJECT of MOD CLS
The man	whose show is entertaining subject–verb–adjective	is a doctor.
The doctor	whose advice is amusing	is successful on TV.

OBJECT of MOD CLS MODIFIES SUBJECT OF MAIN CLAUSE
Below, a that-clause modifies the subject noun of the main clause. That has taken the place of the object pronoun in the modifying clause.
The man is a doctor. We watch his show. The doctor is successful. We value his advice .
SUBJECT	SUBJECT of MOD CLS
The man	whose show we watch object–subject–verb	is a doctor.
The doctor	whose advice we value	is successful on TV.

MODIFIES OBJECT OF MAIN CLAUSE
Below, a whose-clause modifies the object noun of the main clause. whose is the subject pronoun in the modifying clause.
We watch the doctor. His TV show is funny. Do you know the talk show host. His name is Turkish?
	OBJECT	OBJECT of MOD CLS
We watch	the doctor	whose TV show is funny subject–verb–adjective
Do you know	the talk show host	whose name is Turkish?

MODIFIES OBJECT OF MAIN CLAUSE
Below, a that-clause modifies the object noun of the main clause. That is also the object pronoun in the modifying clause.
We watch the doctor. You like his TV show. The doctor is successful. We value his advice.
	OBJECT	OBJECT of MOD CLS
We watch	the doctor	whose TV show you like. object–subject–verb
Do you know	the talk show host	whose name i can't remember?

IDENTIFYING CLAUSE
A clause that identifies the noun before it (tells you which person) is not set off with commas. No comma(s) is/are used.
You met the woman whose first name is Greek.
The man whose TV show is popular is a doctor.

NONIDENTIFYING CLAUSE
A clause that adds extra, nonidentifying information is set off with comma(s). See Commas
You met Arianna, whose first name is Greek.
Dr. Oz, whose TV show is popular, is a doctor.

ERROR	SOLUTION
*The runner who his balloons popped ran to the finish line naked!	The runner whose balloons popped ran to the finish line naked!
*The woman whose husband we chatted with him lives next door.	The woman whose husband we chatted with [him] lives next door.
*The woman who her husband is from Uruguay is going to be the CEO of the company.	The woman whose husband is from Uruguay is going to be the CEO of the company. (Change who her to whose.)

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A person whose famous has to manage both the good and the bad sides of celebrity.

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22.

On the good side, people are excited to meet a celebrity in the news whose face is easily recognized from television or movies.

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23.

Such a person attracts the curiosity of other people who they think their lives may seem less exciting.

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However, a person whose picture is in the news can't hide easily.

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25.

If he's walking down the street, everyone whose sees him can walk right up to him and ask for an autograph.

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Also, the public expects to meet a celebrity whose is a model for others.

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Celebrity is even more difficult for a woman. A female celebrity in the news whose disheveled picture appears becomes a target for gossip.

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Consequently, when we see celebrities whose heads are covered and whose eyes are hidden behind sunglasses, we can understand why they do so.

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Managing the good and the bad is essential for a celebrity who his career depends on it.

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And though we may feel a little jealous of celebrity privileges, anyone whose experienced fame will tell you it has its pros and cons.

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PRACTICE ON POINTS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Whose

Adding a Modifying Clause for Possessives

Relative Pronoun for Personal Possession — whose

Forming a Whose–Clause

Replacing the Subject or Object Possessive Noun

Whose as Subject or Object of the Modifying Clause

Whose-Clause

Clause Position

Modifying the Subject of the Main Clause

Modifying the Object of the Main Clause

Whose-Clause

Punctuation

An identifying vs. Nonidentifying Clause

Common Mistakes

Errors and Solutions

Practice 1

Identifying TV Show Characters

Read Context (without clauses)

Decide whether to add a who-clause or a whose-clause.

Practice 2

Kinship Names

Read for Errors

Decided whether the use and placement of the whose-clause is correct or incorrect. (Don't worry about the kinship terms!)

Practice 3

Celebrity Pros and Cons

Read for Errors

Edit and join the clauses to remove wordiness from the paragraph.