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Healer Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
Relative pronoun of country
Can we say the following? -"Russia who" instead of "that" or "which" attacks Ukraine"? -Russia whose army attacks Ukraine... If possible, what is the difference in nuance among them? We personify Russia if we use "who" or "whose", don't we?
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As there is only one Russia, a comma is needed: Russia, which has attacked Ukraine, will lose the war. Who is wrong and that is not possible in a nondefining relative clause. The possessive/genitive form whose is always possible when the genitive is needed.
- As there is only one Russia, a comma is needed: Russia, which has attacked Ukraine, will lose the war.
- Who is wrong and that is not possible in a nondefining relative clause.
- The possessive/genitive form whose is always possible when the genitive is needed.
- Russia, whose army has attacked Ukraine, will lose the war.
- Also: Russia, the army of which has attacked Ukraine, will lose the war.
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As there is only one Russia, a comma is needed: Russia, which has attacked Ukraine, will lose the war.
Who is wrong and that is not possible in a nondefining relative clause. The possessive/genitive form whose is always possible when the genitive is needed.
Russia, whose army has attacked Ukraine, will lose the war.
Also: Russia, the arm
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