when we use 'whose' as a question word, can i say - whose book is this? - whose is this book? - Whose book it is? is there any differences among those sentences?
(i mean ''who does this book belong to?'')
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Yes, you can say whose book is this? ). But you can't say * whose book it is?
— BillJ
Yes, you can say whose book is this?
).
But you can't say * whose book it is?
BillJ
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Yes, you can say whose book is this? and whose is this book?; they are the equivalent in meaning (who does this book belong to?). But you can't say *whose book it is?