英语词汇whose的意思、翻译、用法及例句-英语用法大全

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whoseof whichof which 235.211233235 whose1relative possessiveWhose is a relative possessive word, used as a determiner before nouns in the same way as his, her, its or their. It can refer back to people or things. In a relative clause, whose + noun can be the subject, the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.I saw a girl whose beauty took my breath away. (subject)It was a meeting whose purpose I did not understand. (object)Michel Croz, with whose help Whymper climbed the Matterhorn, was one of the first professional guides. (object of preposition)I went to see my friends the Forrests, whose children I used to look after when they were small. (object of preposition)Whose can be used in both identifying and non-identifying clauses.2things: of which; that … ofInstead of whose, we can use of which or that … of (less formal) to refer to things, and these are sometimes preferred. The most common word order is noun + of which or that … of, but of which … + noun is also possible. Compare the following four ways of expressing the same idea.He's written a book whose name I've forgotten.He's written a book the name of which I've forgotten.He's written a book that I've forgotten the name of.He's written a book of which I've forgotten the name.We do not normally use noun + of whom in a possessive sense to talk about people.a man whose name I've forgotten (not a man of whom I've forgotten the name)3only used as a determinerRelative whose is only used as a possessive determiner, before a noun. In other cases we use of which/whom or that … of.He's married to a singer of whom you may have heard. or … that you may have heard of. (not … a singer whose you may have heard.)4formalitySentences with whose are generally felt to be rather heavy and formal; in an informal style other structures are often preferred. With (633) is a common way of expressing possessive ideas, and is usually more natural than whose in descriptions.I've got some friends with a house that looks over a river. (Less formal than … whose house looks over a river.)You know that girl with a brother who drives buses? (Less formal than … whose brother drives buses?)She's married to the man over there with the enormous ears. (More natural than … the man over there whose ears are enormous.)For whose in questions, 628.Previous Next

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释义	Contents overview whoseof whichof which 235.211233Relative Clauses235 whose1relative possessiveWhose is a relative possessive word, used as a determiner before nouns in the same way as his, her, its or their. It can refer back to people or things. In a relative clause, whose + noun can be the subject, the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.I saw a girl whose beauty took my breath away. (subject)It was a meeting whose purpose I did not understand. (object)Michel Croz, with whose help Whymper climbed the Matterhorn, was one of the first professional guides. (object of preposition)I went to see my friends the Forrests, whose children I used to look after when they were small. (object of preposition)Whose can be used in both identifying and non-identifying clauses.2things: of which; that … ofInstead of whose, we can use of which or that … of (less formal) to refer to things, and these are sometimes preferred. The most common word order is noun + of which or that … of, but of which … + noun is also possible. Compare the following four ways of expressing the same idea.He's written a book whose name I've forgotten.He's written a book the name of which I've forgotten.He's written a book that I've forgotten the name of.He's written a book of which I've forgotten the name.We do not normally use noun + of whom in a possessive sense to talk about people.a man whose name I've forgotten (not a man of whom I've forgotten the name)3only used as a determinerRelative whose is only used as a possessive determiner, before a noun. In other cases we use of which/whom or that … of.He's married to a singer of whom you may have heard. or … that you may have heard of. (not … a singer whose you may have heard.)4formalitySentences with whose are generally felt to be rather heavy and formal; in an informal style other structures are often preferred. With (633) is a common way of expressing possessive ideas, and is usually more natural than whose in descriptions.I've got some friends with a house that looks over a river. (Less formal than … whose house looks over a river.)You know that girl with a brother who drives buses? (Less formal than … whose brother drives buses?)She's married to the man over there with the enormous ears. (More natural than … the man over there whose ears are enormous.)For whose in questions, 628.Previous Next
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