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Can you use "whose" when referring to the "allegory"?
The poem in itself has its own story, however, on a deeper level, it holds a covert allegory—whose meaning is defined in the following representations.
The poem in itself has its own story, however, on a deeper level, it holds a covert allegory—whose meaning is defined in the following representations.
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AskAndAnswer Can you use "whose" when referring to the "allegory"? Yes. It may seem strange because 'whose' has 'who' inside of it, which makes you think it has to be about a person.
- AskAndAnswer Can you use "whose" when referring to the "allegory"?
- Yes.
- It may seem strange because 'whose' has 'who' inside of it, which makes you think it has to be about a person.
- Even so, 'whose' can be used with non-persons.
- CJ
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AskAndAnswerCan you use "whose" when referring to the "allegory"?Yes. It may seem strange because 'whose' has 'who' inside of it, which makes you think it has to be about a person. Even so, 'whose' can be used with non-persons.
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