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Taka Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Whose
Stars are made for profit. They are property on the strength of whose name money can be raised to make a film.
Grammatically, what doest whose refer to here? 'Property'?
Grammatically, what doest whose refer to here? 'Property'?
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Yes, but of course the writer is referring notionally to 'stars'. He is not worrying about the intrasentential grammar.
- Yes, but of course the writer is referring notionally to 'stars'.
- He is not worrying about the intrasentential grammar.
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Yes, but of course the writer is referring notionally to 'stars'. He is not worrying about the intrasentential grammar.
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I know what the author is trying to say here, MM. My question is purely about grammar.
Grammatically, although there are a few exceptions, generally relative pronouns don't refer to such pronouns as they/we/you/I, right?
Grammatically, although there are a few exceptions, generally relative pronouns don't refer to such pronouns as they/we/you/I, right?
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I think that is what grammar books define as equivalent to 'anyone who', Clive.
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