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Tinanam0102 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Whose are they / these

Hi teachers,

A pair of jeans. Whose are they? or Whose are these?

Thanks
TN
  

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A: I see a pair of jeans near the door. Whose are they? B: I'm sorry I don't know.

— Vsuresh

  • A: I see a pair of jeans near the door.
  • Whose are they?
  • B: I'm sorry I don't know.
  • A: I see a pair of jeans in my room and another here.
  • B: The one in your room must be your brother's, but whose are these?
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A: I see a pair of jeans near the door. Whose are they?
B: I'm sorry I don't know.

A: I see a pair of jeans in my room and another here.
B: The one in your room must be your brother's, but whose are these?
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Hi vsuresh,

Do you mean 'they' is away from you and 'these' is near you? But then isn't Whose are those' instead of 'Whose are they'?

Thanks
TN
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tinanam0102Do you mean 'they' is away from you and 'these' is near you?
Not necessarily.
These refers to the things nearer to the speaker. In order to contrast it with these, I used they. They by itself does not indicate anything about the distance.

Look at this:
A: What are these?
B: They/These are th
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Hi vsuresh,

Thanks a lot.
TN
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