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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"whose" used for an inanimate object

Is this idiomatic?

"The computer, whose hard drive had just died..."

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English doesn't have an inanimate pronoun corresponding to 'which', so whose is correct.

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  • English doesn't have an inanimate pronoun corresponding to 'which', so whose is correct.
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English doesn't have an inanimate pronoun corresponding to 'which', so whose is correct.
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AnonymousIs this idiomatic?
Hi,

Yes, whose is also used with inanimate objects you are talking about.

'The computer, whose hard drive has just broken down...'

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