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MinaNguyen Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Please help me with Relative pronoun
1. These children are orphans. She is taking care of these children.
-> a. These children of whom she is taking care are orphans.
b. These children whom she is taking care of are orphans.
2. The two young men are not good persons. You are acquainted with them
-> a. The two young men with whom you are acquainted are not good persons.
b. The two young men whom you are acquainted with are not good persons.
3. That car belongs to Dr. Clark. Its engine is very good
a. The car whose engine is very good belongs to Dr. Clark.
b. The car, the engine of which is very good, belongs to Dr. Clark.
Please help me. I have 3 questions :
1. Are both a and b correct and widely used in written English?
2. Can we use WHOSE for things?
3. Can we separate the preposition from the phrasal verbs in relative clause?
Thank you so much
-> a. These children of whom she is taking care are orphans.
b. These children whom she is taking care of are orphans.
2. The two young men are not good persons. You are acquainted with them
-> a. The two young men with whom you are acquainted are not good persons.
b. The two young men whom you are acquainted with are not good persons.
3. That car belongs to Dr. Clark. Its engine is very good
a. The car whose engine is very good belongs to Dr. Clark.
b. The car, the engine of which is very good, belongs to Dr. Clark.
Please help me. I have 3 questions :
1. Are both a and b correct and widely used in written English?
2. Can we use WHOSE for things?
3. Can we separate the preposition from the phrasal verbs in relative clause?
Thank you so much
Top answer
Welcome to EF, MinaNguyen! 1a These children, of whom she is taking care, are orphans. OK, but rather stilted.
- Welcome to EF, MinaNguyen!
- 1a These children, of whom she is taking care, are orphans.
- OK, but rather stilted.
- The commas are needed, because the relative clause is non-restrictive.
- You are referring to all of the children mentioned previously.
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Welcome to EF, MinaNguyen!
1a These children, of whom she is taking care, are orphans.
OK, but rather stilted. The commas are needed, because the relative clause is non-restrictive. You are referring to all of the children mentioned previously.
1b These children, who[m] she is taking care of, are orphans.
More natural. The m in whom is opti
1a These children, of whom she is taking care, are orphans.
OK, but rather stilted. The commas are needed, because the relative clause is non-restrictive. You are referring to all of the children mentioned previously.
1b These children, who[m] she is taking care of, are orphans.
More natural. The m in whom is opti
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