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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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whose

i need to mark some papers but now have a niggling doubt on possible translations. a qui est le stylo ? we can say 'whose pen us it and whose is this pen? but can we say whose is the pen? thanks for any help !
  

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" Not recommended. When the item following whose is a noun, place it immediately after whose . When the item is a pronoun, the separation is necessary.

  • " Not recommended.
  • When the item following whose is a noun, place it immediately after whose .
  • When the item is a pronoun, the separation is necessary.
  • Whose pen is this?
  • Whose is this?
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Anonymous… "whose is this pen?" But can we say "Whose is the pen?"
Not recommended.

When the item following whose is a noun, place it immediately after whose. When the item is a pronoun, the separation is necessary.

Whose pen is this?
Whose is this?

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