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Navitasan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

The breaking of which

Which are correct:
1- There is no rule the breaking of which will solve our problem.
2-There is no rule whose breaking will solve our problem.
3-There is no rule breaking which will solve all problems.

4-There is no dictator the overthrowing of whom is impossible.
5-There is no dictator whose overthrowing is impossible.
6-There is no dictator overthrowing whom is impossible.
7-There is no dictator whom overthrowing is impossible.
Gratefully,
Navi.
  

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Only #2 and #5 could pass as grammatical, but they are far from native. Maybe There is no rule that we could break to solve our problem. Our problem can't be solved by breaking a rule.

— RandomGuy

  • Only #2 and #5 could pass as grammatical, but they are far from native.
  • Maybe There is no rule that we could break to solve our problem.
  • Our problem can't be solved by breaking a rule.
  • We can't solve our problem by breaking a rule.
  • There is no dictator who can't be overthrown.
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Only #2 and #5 could pass as grammatical, but they are far from native.

Maybe

There is no rule that we could break to solve our problem.
Our problem can't be solved by breaking a rule.
We can't solve our problem by breaking a rule.
There is no dictator who can't be overthrown.
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