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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
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A game which rules
Regarding the two sentences
(A) This is a game the rules of which I am quite ignorant of.
(B) This is a game which rules I am quite ignorant of.
I think that there's no problem with (A), but I'm not sure about (B). What do you make of it? Is it also correct?
(A) This is a game the rules of which I am quite ignorant of.
(B) This is a game which rules I am quite ignorant of.
I think that there's no problem with (A), but I'm not sure about (B). What do you make of it? Is it also correct?
Top answer
seagull the rules of which The equivalent is "whose rules". Thus, you need the following: (A) This is a game the rules of which I am quite ignorant of. (B) This is a game whose rules I am quite ignorant of.
- seagull the rules of which The equivalent is "whose rules".
- Thus, you need the following: (A) This is a game the rules of which I am quite ignorant of.
- (B) This is a game whose rules I am quite ignorant of.
- CJ
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seagullthe rules of whichThe equivalent is "whose rules". Thus, you need the following:
(A) This is a game the rules of which I am quite ignorant of.
(B) This is a game whose rules I am quite ignorant of.
CJ
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Thank you so much for your answer, CalifJim.
What do you think of "This is a game which rules I am quite ignorant of"? Is it totally wrong? Or some native speakers use it, but it's still grammatically incorrect?
What do you think of "This is a game which rules I am quite ignorant of"? Is it totally wrong? Or some native speakers use it, but it's still grammatically incorrect?
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seagull"This is a game which rules I am quite ignorant of"? Is it totally wrong?Yes, it's totally wrong.
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