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- Isaac@EconomistGMAT
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The answer would seem to be E.
In A the whole phrase/modifier "with..." is awkward and the 'with' is not a great way of showing possession.
B is wordy and there are better ways of showing possession through a clause.
C uses the wrong relative pronoun 'where'; 'where' is only for place
D is wordy and redundant
E shows proper possession starting a clause (beginning with whose) and it is concise (although a capital letter after a colon should be there).
In A the whole phrase/modifier "with..." is awkward and the 'with' is not a great way of showing possession.
B is wordy and there are better ways of showing possession through a clause.
C uses the wrong relative pronoun 'where'; 'where' is only for place
D is wordy and redundant
E shows proper possession starting a clause (beginning with whose) and it is concise (although a capital letter after a colon should be there).
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Thanks for detailed explanation..Isaac@MasterGMAT wrote:The answer would seem to be E.
In A the whole phrase/modifier "with..." is awkward and the 'with' is not a great way of showing possession.
B is wordy and there are better ways of showing possession through a clause.
C uses the wrong relative pronoun 'where'; 'where' is only for place
D is wordy and redundant
E shows proper possession starting a clause (beginning with whose) and it is concise (although a capital letter after a colon should be there).
but one ques : how can we use relative pronoun 'WHOSE' for a book ... ?
As i know , 'whose' should refer to a person.
Please clarify this doubt.
Thanks...
- Isaac@EconomistGMAT
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Hi there,
A pleasure.
As for your question, I can see where the confusion arises. As relative pronouns, only who/whom refer to people (and sometimes 'that' too).
'Whose' can refer to anything (human and non-human); don;t get fooled by the inclusion of the word 'who' in there - it is not the same thing. Think of 'whose' as a relative pronoun + possessive. In other words it is a relative pronoun which shows possession for anything/anyone and begins a clause.
For example:
The boy, whose hair was green, got yelled at by the teacher.
The door, whose frame is broken, needs to be refitted.
A pleasure.
As for your question, I can see where the confusion arises. As relative pronouns, only who/whom refer to people (and sometimes 'that' too).
'Whose' can refer to anything (human and non-human); don;t get fooled by the inclusion of the word 'who' in there - it is not the same thing. Think of 'whose' as a relative pronoun + possessive. In other words it is a relative pronoun which shows possession for anything/anyone and begins a clause.
For example:
The boy, whose hair was green, got yelled at by the teacher.
The door, whose frame is broken, needs to be refitted.
Isaac Bettan
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Master GMAT
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