Writing Better English for ESL Learners

(Nora) #1

  1. He reread the words, the meaning of which was beyond his
    understanding.

  2. Juanita tasted the cake, the flavor of which was wonderful.

  3. He bought a bouquet of roses, whose color / the color of which is deep
    red.

  4. She gently petted the puppy, whose coat was soft and silky.

  5. Laura met Mr. Cane, whose relatives still live in England.

  6. I covered the boiling pot whose smell / the smell of which made me ill.

  7. Jeff danced with the girls whose father was his boss.

  8. In the mountains they encountered a hiker whose face was unshaven and
    sweaty.

  9. Do you know our brother’s friend, whose mother owns the bank.

  10. She loved the music whose sound / the sound of which filled the air.

  11. I saw Mr. Johnson, whose son is still ill, while shopping at the mall.

  12. He kicked the box, whose contents / the contents of which was our china,
    into the other room.


Exercise 1.28


  1. The young man’s

  2. of her eyes

  3. the jury’s

  4. the captain’s

  5. The women’s

  6. of his words

  7. Our teams’

  8. our team’s

  9. of these countries

  10. Thomas’

  11. of the poem

  12. The men’s

  13. the lions’

  14. of Switzerland

  15. your children’s

  16. of the concert

  17. The geese’s

  18. of these countries

  19. Our students’

  20. The little puppy’s


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