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Is it correct to say "Ben's a writer the books of whose are very famous" instead of "Ben's a writer whose books are very famous"?
I know it's awkward, but you can also say "He's a friend of mine," and that would be correct. Therefore, you could also ask "A friend of whose is he," right?
Thank you for any insight on this problem!
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anonymous Is it correct to say "Ben's a writer the books of whose are very famous" instead of "Ben's a writer whose books are very famous"? No. "of whose" is not used like that.
- anonymous Is it correct to say "Ben's a writer the books of whose are very famous" instead of "Ben's a writer whose books are very famous"?
- No.
- "of whose" is not used like that.
- Here are some examples of "of whose" found online: He writes of a plant, Pinguicula, the details of whose pollination were unknown.
- The top feeder school has been RPI, 16 of whose recent graduates have been hired.
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anonymousIs it correct to say "Ben's a writer the books of whose are very famous" instead of "Ben's a writer whose books are very famous"?
No. "of whose" is not used like that. Here are some examples of "of whose" found online:
He writes of a plant, Pinguicula, the details of whose pollination were unknown.
The top feeder school has be
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