RELATIVE CLAUSES

                                        RELATIVE CLAUSES

ERROR
*The runner who his balloons popped ran to the finish line naked!
*The woman whose husband we chatted with him lives next door.
*The woman who her husband is from Uruguay is going to be the CEO of the company.

SOLUTION
The runner whose balloons popped   ran to the finish line naked!
The woman whose husband we chatted with [him]   lives next door.
The woman whose husband is from Uruguay is going to be the CEO of the company.  (Change who her to whose.)

1.

We bought a used car. The fender of it was dented.

We bought a used car,                —               its fender                the fender of which               which the fender              , was dented.

used car — a car that had a previous owner; pre-owned
fender (N) — the side part of a car that covers the wheels

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2.

We wanted to buy a used car. The price of the car depended on the market.  

We wanted to buy a used car,                —               the price of which               which the price               its price              depended on the market. 

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3.

My husband was reading a magazine. The cover of it had a picture of a hybrid car.

My husband was reading a magazine,                —               whose cover               which its cover               the cover of which              had a picture of a hybrid car.

hybrid (N) – a car using more than one source of energy or fuel source

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4.

The sun had destroyed the car paint. The color of the paint was faded.

The sun had destroyed the car paint,              —             whose its color             the color of which             which its color            was faded.

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5.

We called a body shop and made an an appointment. The time of the appointment was was rather inconvenient.

We called a body shop and made an appointment,               —               the time of which               which its time               which the time              was rather inconvenient. 

body shop (N) – a business that repairs the exterior of a car
inconvenient (Adj) – not agreeable, causing problems

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6.

The car also needed a few minor repairs.  The condition of the carwas pretty good.

The car,                —               which its condition               whose condition               the condition of which              was pretty good, needed a few minor repairs.

minor (Adj) – small
pretty good (Adj) – almost good

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7.

We received a recommendation for a body shop.  I can't remember its name right now.

We received a recommendation for a body shop,               —               its name which               the name which its               the name of which              I can't  remember right now.

recommendation (n..) – advice saying that something is good; a favorable review of a product or a service

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8.

We got a reasonable estimate. The amount of the estimate was the lowest of all.

We got a reasonable estimate,                —               the amount of which               its amount which              was the lowest of all.

reasonable (Adj) – fair and sensible 
estimate (N) – an educated or professional guess of what the number (cost) will be.

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9.

Our car was restored to like-new condition. The exterior of our car had aged.   

Our car,                —               the exterior which               the exterior of which               which of the exterior              had aged, was restored to like-new condition.

aged (Adj) – old
exterior (N) – the outside; the body of the car
restore (V) – return something to its original state

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10.

The body shop was excellent. I recommend the work of this body shop

The body shop,                 —               whose work I recommend               which its work  I recommend               the work of which I recommend              , was excellent.