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Mateja.. Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Sentence elements
Hey,
does anyone know which sentence element represent the word "whose" in these sentences?
a) Whose car is that?
b) Whose is the car parked in fron of my garage?
Thanx,
Mateja
does anyone know which sentence element represent the word "whose" in these sentences?
a) Whose car is that?
b) Whose is the car parked in fron of my garage?
Thanx,
Mateja
Top answer
Whose car is that? = Who is the owner of that car? Whose car is parked in front of my garage?
- Whose car is that?
- = Who is the owner of that car?
- Whose car is parked in front of my garage?
- = Who is the owner of the car that is parked in front of my garage?
- Hope this helps.
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Whose car is that? = Who is the owner of that car?
Whose car is parked in front of my garage? = Who is the owner of the car that is parked in front of my garage?
Hope this helps.
Whose car is parked in front of my garage? = Who is the owner of the car that is parked in front of my garage?
Hope this helps.
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thanx guys, but I'm looking for sentence elements...are they subject/subject complement etc. 
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I'd say " a predicate".
This car is mine. (this car is my car.)
Whose car is that?
The "is mine" part is the predicate of the first sentence. In questions, "mine" is changed to "whose" but is still part of the predicate, I think.
This car is mine. (this car is my car.)
Whose car is that?
The "is mine" part is the predicate of the first sentence. In questions, "mine" is changed to "whose" but is still part of the predicate, I think.
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