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Natybrazil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

WHOSE

I really would like to know the difference between these two sentences using whose:

Whose bag is that?

Whose is that bag?

I've always learned to say the first one and not the second!

Thanks!
  

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Hi, I really would like to know the difference between these two sentences using whose: Whose bag is that? Whose is that bag? I've always learned to say the first one and not the second!

— Clive

  • Hi, I really would like to know the difference between these two sentences using whose: Whose bag is that?
  • Whose is that bag?
  • I've always learned to say the first one and not the second!
  • There's really almost no difference at all.
  • Here are a couple of comments on subtleties.
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Hi,
I really would like to know the difference between these two sentences using whose:

Whose bag is that?

Whose is that bag?

I've always learned to say the first one and not the second!

There's really almost no difference at all. Here are a couple of comments on subtleties.

Whose bag is that?
'Whose' is an adjective.
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CliveWhose bag is that?
'Whose' is an adjective. And 'that' is a pronoun.
The focus of the question is on the bag.

Whose is that bag?
'Whose' is a pronoun. And 'that' is an adjective.
The focus of the question is on the owner of the bag.
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So "whose that bag?" is uncorrect ? I found this question in an italian test, as key answer!
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Is incorrect, it needs a verb.

As it was mentioned above, both varaints are fine:

1. Whose is that bag?
2. Whose bag is that?
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