Whose/which

Hi,

Could we also say:

The house, the basement of which was flooded, is being repaired.

See you.

The house with the flooded basement is being repaired?

Remembar that "who" refers to a person and is the only pronoun of this family with three forms:

Who - Subject
Whom - Object
Whose - Possessive

Thus, is inadequate to apply it in association with an inananimate object. So, while it is correct to say:

"The man whose house was flooded..."

But never:

"The house whose basement was flooded..."

NON CONFORMER,

But never:

"The house whose basement was flooded..."

Not so fast.

USAGE NOTE It has sometimes been claimed that whose is properly used only as the possessive form of who and thus should be restricted to animate antecedents, as in a man whose power has greatly eroded. But there is extensiv

Does the usage note mean that:

"The house whose basement was flooded."

Is acceptable?

non conformer,

The who whose basement was flooded has been successfully repaired and sold to a third party.

Yes, I think it is acceptable.

MountainHiker

I like the mistake you've made:

"The who whose basement..."

No offense intended, just an interesting one. Thanks for your opinion.

NON C

NON CONFORMER,

Touché!

The house whose basement was flooded has been successfully repaired and sold to a third party.

All better, I think.

MountainHiker

NC, I'd be willing to go along with the usage note and say "The house whose ..." is correct. On the other hand, how often are we going to hear anyone say it? I liked Nona's solution better!
Regards,
CJ

CJ:

I also agree with Nona's solution, it's undoubtedly the best. Aded to that, I don't think I'll leave long enough to get adapted to hearing statements such as:

"The shoe whose shoestring was broken has had it replaced."

It sends shivers down my spine!
Regards for you too,
NC