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Shelby Killuminati Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Just a minor grammatical error question.

Should I say
Someone's life is in danger or
Someone whose life is in danger

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They are both correct English, but they are different entities grammatically. "Someone's life is in danger" is a complete clause (could be a complete sentence). "Someone whose life is in danger" is just a noun phrase.

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  • They are both correct English, but they are different entities grammatically.
  • "Someone's life is in danger" is a complete clause (could be a complete sentence).
  • "Someone whose life is in danger" is just a noun phrase.
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They are both correct English, but they are different entities grammatically.

"Someone's life is in danger" is a complete clause (could be a complete sentence).

"Someone whose life is in danger" is just a noun phrase. It needs to be embedded in a larger structure; for example "Would you help someone whose life is in danger?"
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