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Lucas21c Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Could you help me?
Could you go over the following bold sentences and tell me which one is better if it is?
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Van Gogh's early paintings were of poor people. In this painting with the title of Potato Eaters, the family is so poor they have only a few potatoes to eat for dinner.
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Van Gogh's early paintings were of poor people. In this painting with the title of Potato Eaters, the family is so poor they have only a few potatoes to eat for dinner.
1. They look tired and not very happy in the paintings whose colors are dark and gloomy.
2. They look tired and not very happy in the paintings the colors in which are dark and gloomy.
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Hi Lucas, Well, now English speakers normally use "whose" for belonging when referring to people and things. So, when talking about things you can say "... of which" or "whose".
- Hi Lucas, Well, now English speakers normally use "whose" for belonging when referring to people and things.
- So, when talking about things you can say "...
- of which" or "whose".
- The latter is acceptable, as well.
- Cheers, RENAN
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Hi Lucas,
Well, now English speakers normally use "whose" for belonging when referring to people and things.
So, when talking about things you can say "... of which" or "whose". The latter is acceptable, as well.
Cheers,
RENAN
Well, now English speakers normally use "whose" for belonging when referring to people and things.
So, when talking about things you can say "... of which" or "whose". The latter is acceptable, as well.
Cheers,
RENAN
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Thanks for your answer, Renan torres-rivero.
About #2, could I say like "They look tired and not very happy in the paintings in which the colors are dark and gloomy. "?
About #2, could I say like "They look tired and not very happy in the paintings in which the colors are dark and gloomy. "?
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