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Hanuman_2000 Posted 10 years ago
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Whose
Hello,
I have to use 'whose' a relative pronoun and have to join sentences.
The relative pronouns 'whose' can be used for a subject or object of the relative clause.
1. I met a woman. Her son was killed in a war.
1a). I met a woman whose son was killed in a war. (Whose as subject ?? or her son )
2. The girl has gone to Japan. You met her mother last night.
2a) The girl whose mother you met last night has gone to Japan. ( Here 'whose' object of a relative clause)
I am very much confused about the usage of 'whose'.
Could anyone please help me?
Thanks.
I have to use 'whose' a relative pronoun and have to join sentences.
The relative pronouns 'whose' can be used for a subject or object of the relative clause.
1. I met a woman. Her son was killed in a war.
1a). I met a woman whose son was killed in a war. (Whose as subject ?? or her son )
2. The girl has gone to Japan. You met her mother last night.
2a) The girl whose mother you met last night has gone to Japan. ( Here 'whose' object of a relative clause)
I am very much confused about the usage of 'whose'.
Could anyone please help me?
Thanks.
Top answer
1a. The full subject of the relative clause is 'whose son'; 'son is the headword of the subject.. 2a.
- 1a.
- The full subject of the relative clause is 'whose son'; 'son is the headword of the subject..
- 2a.
- The full object of the relative clause is 'whose mother'; 'mother' is the headwrod of the object.
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1a. The full subject of the relative clause is 'whose son'; 'son is the headword of the subject..
2a. The full object of the relative clause is 'whose mother'; 'mother' is the headwrod of the object.
2a. The full object of the relative clause is 'whose mother'; 'mother' is the headwrod of the object.
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Hello,
1.The girl has gone to Japan. You met her mother last night.
Here 'her mother' is an object of the above sentence 'You met her mother last night.'
Because 'mother' is attached with possessive determiner 'he' so in the relative clause 'her mother'
become 'whose mother' related to the 'the girl' in the first sentence.
2. The girl whose mot
1.The girl has gone to Japan. You met her mother last night.
Here 'her mother' is an object of the above sentence 'You met her mother last night.'
Because 'mother' is attached with possessive determiner 'he' so in the relative clause 'her mother'
become 'whose mother' related to the 'the girl' in the first sentence.
2. The girl whose mot
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hanuman_2000whose son was killed in a war.whose son - a subject (a noun phrase);
was killed - a verb;
in a war - an adverbial.
hanuman_2000whose mother you met last nightyou - a subject;
met - a verb;
whose mother - an object;
last night - an adverbial.
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hanuman_20001.The girl has gone to Japan. You met her mother last night.
Here 'her mother' is the object of the above sentence 'You met her mother last night.'Because'mother' is attached to the possessive determiner 'her' so in the relative c
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