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MichalS Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Whose & which
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Can you say?
This dog, whose/which name I don't know, belongs to James.
or is it only possible to say:
This dog, the name of which I don't know, belongs to James.
Can you say?
This dog, whose/which name I don't know, belongs to James.
or is it only possible to say:
This dog, the name of which I don't know, belongs to James.
Top answer
" -- OK. " -- Wrong. " -- OK.
- " -- OK.
- " -- Wrong.
- " -- OK.
- Compared to "whose", this version tends to distance the speaker from the dog (figuratively, not physically).
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"This dog, whose name I don't know, belongs to James." -- OK.
"This dog, which name I don't know, belongs to James." -- Wrong.
"This dog, the name of which I don't know, belongs to James." -- OK. Compared to "whose", this version tends to distance the speaker from the dog (figuratively, not physically).
"This dog, which name I don't know, belongs to James." -- Wrong.
"This dog, the name of which I don't know, belongs to James." -- OK. Compared to "whose", this version tends to distance the speaker from the dog (figuratively, not physically).
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