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JKBelieve Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

The use of 'whose'


I'm really confused about when to use 'whose'

Thank you.
  

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Whose car? My car. Whose books?

  • Whose car?
  • My car.
  • Whose books?
  • Her books.
  • Whose computer?
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Whose car?
My car.

Whose books?
Her books.

Whose computer?
Max's computer.

"whose" is a pronoun. It replaces possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) and possessive nouns (Max's, Pat's, etc). It functions as an adjective or as a substantive noun:

This is the man whose daughter I married. ('whose daughter' = his daughter)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was an activist and prominent leader who's (whose) main legacy was to secure . . .
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Dear Anonymous,

The post in which you use 'who's' and 'whose' interchangeably is unfortunately incorrect.

I'm merely posting this for the further reference of anyone trying to learn the language.

Cheers

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