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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Quick whose question.
In this sentence: I don't want to go to a country whose population is too large.
Is whose correct when referring to a country? Or does it have to refer to people and the like? Probably a dumb question, but thanks in advance.
Is whose correct when referring to a country? Or does it have to refer to people and the like? Probably a dumb question, but thanks in advance.
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This is a really good question. As a native English speaker, even I'd struggle to decide! I think you can probably get away with using "whose" in this context but I don't think it's correct grammar.
- This is a really good question.
- As a native English speaker, even I'd struggle to decide!
- I think you can probably get away with using "whose" in this context but I don't think it's correct grammar.
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This is a really good question. As a native English speaker, even I'd struggle to decide!
I think you can probably get away with using "whose" in this context but I don't think it's correct grammar. A better way to say the sentence might be "I don't want to go to a country where the population is too large."
I think you can probably get away with using "whose" in this context but I don't think it's correct grammar. A better way to say the sentence might be "I don't want to go to a country where the population is too large."
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AnonymousIs whose correct when referring to a country? Or does it have to refer to people and the like? Probably a dumb question, but thanks in advance.'whose' applies to both animates and inanimates, so you can use it when referring to a country.
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