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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
usage of "whose"
Hello,
I have to ask a question refering to the usage of "whose". In a test I wrote the following sentence: Banquo meets Macbeth within whose castle. My teacher underlined "whose". Well, I am not sure how it could be written else, because if I wrote "his castle", it would be Banquo's castle and not the one of Macbeth, wouldn't it?
I have to ask a question refering to the usage of "whose". In a test I wrote the following sentence: Banquo meets Macbeth within whose castle. My teacher underlined "whose". Well, I am not sure how it could be written else, because if I wrote "his castle", it would be Banquo's castle and not the one of Macbeth, wouldn't it?
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Well, what you have written is certainly wrong-- it needs (for some reason) a clause: Banquo meets Macbeth, within whose castle death awaits . You are right that his is ambiguous; you will have to settle for a longer clarification: Banquo meets Macbeth within the latter's castle.
- Well, what you have written is certainly wrong-- it needs (for some reason) a clause: Banquo meets Macbeth, within whose castle death awaits .
- You are right that his is ambiguous; you will have to settle for a longer clarification: Banquo meets Macbeth within the latter's castle.
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Well, what you have written is certainly wrong-- it needs (for some reason) a clause: Banquo meets Macbeth, within whose castle death awaits.
You are right that his is ambiguous; you will have to settle for a longer clarification: Banquo meets Macbeth within the latter's castle.
You are right that his is ambiguous; you will have to settle for a longer clarification: Banquo meets Macbeth within the latter's castle.
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Thank you. As I can see, once again, German grammar is not always possible in English.
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