![]() ![]() The first poem whose publication he ever sanctioned The law courts, whose decisions were important ( - also see Oxford Dictionaries, Merriam-Webster, etc)Ĭhicago is a city whose attractions are manyĪn article whose subject I have never heard of The one or ones belonging to what person or persons: (the possessive case of which used as an adjective):Ī word whose meaning escapes me an animal whose fur changes color. Whose umbrella did I take? Whose is this one? (the possessive case of who used as an adjective): Whos (MIddle English) genitive of who, whatĪny dictionary will tell you that 'whose' can be a determiner meaning 'of whom or which' (used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause) (Oxford dictionaries) In both US and British English you can use 'whose' as an alternative to 'of which'. ![]() I would just follow c.i.'s advice and simplify it. 'It's the Saran wrap, the dimensions of which I'm taking right now.' But that's an awkward pretentious-sounding sentence. The personal pronoun 'who' and its variants (whom, whose) is either masculine or feminine, never neutral. ![]()
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