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Roque Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Who, whose relatives

Hello, can anyone tell me about the use of the relatives: "who, whose" when they are referred to things. Example: "The blue stone whose value is..." I know the correct relative should be "which", but I would like to know if there is any context where they can be used in said way... (Correct my English if you want to...)
  

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I'm not sure I understand your question. "who" cannot refer to things; "whose" can. The blue stone whose value is ...

— CalifJim

  • I'm not sure I understand your question.
  • "who" cannot refer to things; "whose" can.
  • The blue stone whose value is ...
  • is equivalent to The blue stone the value of which is ...
  • Hope that helps.
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I'm not sure I understand your question. "who" cannot refer to things; "whose" can.

The blue stone whose value is ...

is equivalent to

The blue stone the value of which is ...

Hope that helps.

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I thought that who and whose followed the same rules. Thank you
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