Whose, the x of which—comma

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Hello,

Are both of these sentences correct:

"This the car whose color I like."

"This the car the color of which I like."

I found the second sentence written with a comma before 'the'—is that correct? I just feel like that the 'the' makes it a restrictive clause; therefore, there shouldn't be a comma in either of those sentences, am I right?

Thank you in advance

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Sentence #1 is unnatural. I cannot imagine I would ever say that.

Sentence #2 is ungrammatical and also unnatural.

CalifJim · Answer

anonymousAre both of these sentences correct:

No. You have to add "is":

"This is the car whose color I like."

"This is the car the color of which I like."

Be aware that these are only "practice exercise" sentences. They illustrate a grammatical point, but they are not likely to be used in real, everyday conversations.

You will find these "of which" constructions mostly as "one of which", "most of which", "both of which", "the majority of which", i.e., mostly with quantifiers.

You will also find them more in formal writing than in speech, and not in sentences so simple as "This is the ...".

Some have a view of the 18-hole course, the edges of which abut their backyards.
The lender ordered a new appraisal, on the basis of which the loan went through.
An electron only tends to stay close to the atom of which it is a part.

anonymousthere shouldn't be a comma in either of those sentences, am I right?

Right.

CJ

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