Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Thecitizensprotested.Thegovernmenthadconfiscatedl#TeH:property.

Thecitizenswhosepropertythegovernmenthadconfiscated

protested.

ConsumerReportsmagazinepUblishescomparativeevaluationsofall

kindsofproducts.ShopperstrusttheFfIagazine'sresearch.

ConsumerReports,whoseresearchshopperstrust,publishes

comparativeevaluationsofallkindsofproducts.

Nonrestrictive

whose

Restrictive

whose

3. FirstNationalBanktriestoattractfemalecustomers.Thebanle'spresident
   isa woman.


4. Amanufacturercanofferlowerprices.Itscostsarelowerbecauseofmass
   production.


5. Companiesconductmarketresearchtodiscovertrendsamongconsumers.
   Consumers'tasteschangerapidly.

Iconfiscated:takenbyanauthority,suchasa government,teacher,orparent,withoutpayment

2expertise:skill,knowledge

2.SecmitiesCorporation'spresidentisa man.Hisexpertise^2 onfinancial

mattersis wellknown.

A. Combinethetwosentencesineachpairtomakea newsentencecontaining

a possessiveadjectiveclauseinthesubjectpattern.

Step 1 Finda possessiveexpressioninthesecondsentenceand.changeit to

whose.

Step 2 Combinethetwosentences,placingthenewadjectiveclauseasclose

toitsantecedentaspossible.

Step 3 Addcommasifnecessary.

1. MayaAngeloutellsaboutherearlylifeinherbookI KnowWhytheCaged
   BirdSings.Herchildhoodwasdifficult.
   MayaAngelou, whosechildhoodwasdifficult.tellsaboutherearlylifeinher
   book.IKnowWhytheCagedBirdSings.

Cbapter 14 I AdjectiveClauses 239

Thefollowingexamplesshowyouhowtocombinetwosentencestomakea new

sentencecontaininganobjectpatternpossessiveadjectiveclause.

PRACT1CE 4

Possessive
Adjective
Clauses