Help needed parsing a sentence

[elfinbaby]

It.s always dangerous when we make up our own sentences. Now we're stuck! I need help parsing the subordinate clause in the following sentence:

 

John, whose last name is Doe, plays the drums.

 

 

I have a guess but I want to check my work.

 

 

Thanks!!

[heart'sjoy]

John, whose last name is Doe, plays the

n/s/m n/s/m n/s/m n/s/m 3/s/pr n/s/m 3/s/pr acc/s/n?

SN poss. PN adj. adj N LV n V-t Adj

 

drums.

acc/s/n

DO

 

 

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Whose" is a Possessive Pronoun

"Whose" is a possessive pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We use "whose" to find out which person something belongs to.

Examples:

 

• Whose camera is this?
  
• Whose dog is barking outside?
  
• Whose cell phone keeps ringing?
  

 

"Who," "Whom" and "Whose" in Indirect Questions

 

The sentence below contains an example of an indirect question:

 

• I don't know whom he invited.
  

 

Such sentences usually start with a phrase such as: "I am not sure" or "He doesn't know" or "We don't care." Just ignore the first part of the sentence and look at the indirect question when deciding whether to use "who," "whom" or "whose." Ask yourself if the indirect question requires a subject, object, or possessive form.

Examples:

 

• He doesn't know who the boss of the company is. subject of the indirect question
  
• I don't care whom you invite. object of the indirect question
  
• She isn't sure whose car that is. "Whose" shows possession of car.
  

 

"Who," "Whom" and "Whose" in Adjective Clauses

 

The sentence below contains an example of an adjective clause:

 

• I know the man who won the contest.
  

 

Adjective clauses are used to describe a noun in the main sentence. In the example above, the adjective clause tells us about "the man." Just ignore the main sentence and look at the adjective clause when deciding whether to use "who," "whom" or "whose." Ask yourself if the adjective clause requires a subject, object, or possessive form.

Examples:

 

• We knew the actress who starred in the movie. subject of adjective clause
  
• They hired the man whom we interviewed last week. object of adjective clause
  
• She knew the family whose house we bought. "Whose" shows possession of house.
  

 

 

I'm learning too. Just scanning in Shurley 7. Anyone jump in.

[leeannpal]

The word, whose, in the sentence is a relative pronoun beginning a subordinate clause that functions as an adjective.

 

John plays the drums is the independent clause. Whose last name is Doe is the subordinate clause.

[elfinbaby]

Thanks. I got the relative pronoun part, too. So what do you have as the subject of the clause?

[yvonne]

sub. clause: whose last name is Doe

 

subject: name

LV: is

predicate nominative: Doe

 

 

Whose and last are adjectives modifying name and would be diagrammed on slanted lines under name. (Technically, "whose" is a possessive pronoun acting as an adjective. Some texts call it a "possessive pronoun adjective.")

[elfinbaby]

Yes! Well, at least that's what I got.

 

Thanks everyone:)

[Pen]

I think the simple subject of the phrase "whose last name is Doe" is "name" ah...someone has beaten me to it :)