Relative pronoun
Hi
I have a question on this sentence.
The dog …………… color is black is not mine.
(a) Whom
(b) Of whom
(c) that
(d) of which
The answer given is D. I think whose sounds natural here. Please give your views.
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If you want 'which' in there, it's The dog of which the color is black is not mine. Or The dog the color of which is black is not mine. neither of which is very elegant English.
- If you want 'which' in there, it's The dog of which the color is black is not mine.
- Or The dog the color of which is black is not mine.
- neither of which is very elegant English.
- Otherwise, as you say, 'whose' is the correct solution.
- The dog whose color is black is not mine.
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If you want 'which' in there, it's
The dog of which the color is black is not mine.
Or
The dog the color of which is black is not mine.
neither of which is very elegant English.
Otherwise, as you say, 'whose' is the correct solution.
The dog whose color is black is not mine.
In natural English,
The black dog is not mine
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