Whose in Relative Clauses

Shows possession.

Examples

• The man whose car was stolen called the police.

Key rules

• Whose shows possession for people, animals and sometimes things
• Form: noun + whose + noun + clause
• It replaces his, her, their, its
• Do not add another possessive

Common mistakes

• The girl whose her bag was stolen cried → The girl whose bag was stolen cried
• I know a man who his son is a pilot → I know a man whose son is a pilot