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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Relative pronouns

(a) The house whose roof is red is Kevin's.
(b) The house the roof of which is red is Kevin's.
(c) The house which the roof is red is Kevin's.
(d) The house which roof is red is Kevin's.

Please comment on each of the four sentences above from the viewpoint of whether it is grammatically correct, and also whether it is acceptable in today's colloquial English.
  

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Only A is grammatically correct, though I’d rather say The house with the red roof is Kevin’s or The red-roofed house is Kevin’s. )

— Anonymous

  • Only A is grammatically correct, though I’d rather say The house with the red roof is Kevin’s or The red-roofed house is Kevin’s.
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Only A is grammatically correct, though I’d rather say The house with the red roof is Kevin’s or The red-roofed house is Kevin’s.

(I am a native speaker of American English.)
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(a) Correct and formal.
(b) Correct and less formal.
(c) Ungrammatical.
(d) Ungrammatical.

I have seen this structure The house of which the roof is red is Kevin's in some books.

CB
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seagulland also whether it is acceptable natural in today's colloquial English.
The house with the red roof is Kevin's.
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Thank you very much, Anonymous, Cool Breeze, and Teechr.
I've learned a lot from your comments.
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