Of which vs. Whose

In the case of LTF, there are major stockholders whose combined shares amount to almost 40% of the total stock.

Things People

Don works for a French company. Its headquarters are in Paris.	I interviewed Miss Jones. Her resume was very impressive.
Don works for a French company, the headquarters of which are in Paris.	I interviewed Miss Jones, whose resume was very impressive.
Don works for a French company. I’ve visited its headquarters. Don works for a French company, the headquarters of which I’ve visited.	I interviewed Miss Jones. We received her resume last week. I interviewed Miss Jones, whose resume we received last week.

Exercise 5.

Example: I found an old book, the pages of which were torn.

(Its pages were torn.)

1. I signed the contract, _________ .

(Its terms were favourable.)

2. I submitted the proposal to the director, ________.

(His decision is final.)

3. The company is opening a new plant, _______.

(Its location hasn’t been chosen yet.)

4. I’m learning English with Miss Reynolds, _________.

(Her classes are always very interesting.)

5. I finished the production report, _________.

(I’ve sent you a copy of it.)

Past participles used as adjectives

Money spent on brain is never spent in vain.

	I received a report.
Participle only:	The report was written. I received a written report.
Adverb + Participle:	The report was well written. I received a well written report.
Participle + phrase:	The report was written by my assistant. I received a report written by my assistant.

Other examples: Most domestically produced cars are larger than those produced in Europe.

Sales have been hurt by competition from recently imported products, especially by products imported from the Far East.

Exercise 6. Rewrite the following sentences using past participles as adjectives.

Example: Everyone enjoyed the meal. It was served after the meeting.

Everyone enjoyed the meal served after the meeting.

Berlitz is a company that’s known internationally.

Berlitz is an internationally known company.

1. We buy our equipment from a small company that’s highly specialized.

2. I tried one of those new cigarettes. They’ve been advertised on TV.

3. Our company does business with many countries that are underdeveloped.

4. I’m having a lot of trouble with this radio. It was cheaply made.

5. We repaired the copy machine. It was broken.

6. We have to pay a special tax on products that are imported.

7. This firm has five offices. They’re centrally located.

8. Foreign competition was one of the problems that was discussed at the sales meeting.

9. I sent the store a letter. It was handwritten.

10. The personnel director interviewed several applicants who were well-qualified.

11. The meeting that was scheduled for this morning has been postponed until tomorrow.

12. We ordered some supplies. They’re badly needed.

13. We were surprised at the prices. They had been reduced.

14. I received a call from my old friend Mark. It was unexpected.

15. We took a tour of the plant. It was expanded recently.

16. Our products receive less advertising than other products that are competitively priced.