Writing Better English for ESL Learners

Exercise 1.27Combine the following sentences. Use the appropriate possessive

form of the relative pronoun.

1. I helped the young student. The young student’s grades were terrible.


2. Where’s the fellow? The fellow’s car won’t start.


3. I bought an old car. The interior of the old car was in bad condition.


4. Where’s the woman? The woman’s husband still lives in Mexico.


5. I need a carton. The carton’s size has to be two feet by three feet by three
   feet.


6. Juan discovered a cave. The cave’s ceiling was more than thirty feet high.


7. The doctor examined the child. The child’s temperature was over one
   hundred degrees.


8. The teacher punished the boys. The boys’ behavior was awful.


9. He reread the words. The meaning of the words was beyond his
   understanding.

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