I have always wondered about the usage of WHOSE.
I came across an example,
The announced relocation of the hospital has been welcome news for the city, where economic growth has been stagnant for the past several years.
city, where economic growth has been stagnant
city whose economic growth has been stagnant
city where economic growth has been stagnated
city, whose economic growth as been stagnated
city, the site of stagnated economic growth
Answer is undoubtedly A,
however, when must one make use of WHOSE.. Is it only to be used for beings capable of making a decision/ living things.. etc ???
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Usually, who and whose are used for people. There are some circumstances in which "whose" can be used for things other than people, but that's rare and not typically tested on the GMAT.
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