Advanced Grammar B2

Advanced Relative Clauses: Whose, Whom, In Which

Master sophisticated relative clause structures for executive-level communication. Learn when to use whose, whom, and complex prepositional relative clauses in professional contexts.

'Whose' indicates possession or relationship and replaces possessive adjectives (his, her, its, their) in relative clauses. It's used for both people and things in formal contexts.

Structure:

Person/Thing + whose + noun + subject + verb...

Executive Examples:

  • • The CEO whose vision transformed the industry will keynote our conference.
  • • The company whose profits exceeded expectations announced a dividend increase.
  • • The merger whose details remain confidential will be finalized next quarter.
  • • The investor whose portfolio includes tech giants predicts market volatility.

Business Context Applications:

Formal Reports:

  • • Identifying key stakeholders
  • • Describing corporate relationships
  • • Referencing ownership structures

Executive Communication:

  • • Board presentations
  • • Strategic analyses
  • • Investment proposals
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