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Word: Whose
Speech Type: Determiner
Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā ‘who’ and hwæt ‘what’
huːz
belonging to or associated with which person
Short Definition:belonging to or associated with which person
Examples:- whose round is it?
- a Mini was parked at the kerb and Juliet wondered whose it was
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)
Short Definition:of whom or which
Examples:- he's a man whose opinion I respect
- a willow tree whose branches reached right to the ground
Word: Whose
Speech Type: Pronoun
Old English hwæs, genitive of hwā ‘who’ and hwæt ‘what’
huːz
belonging to or associated with which person
Short Definition:belonging to or associated with which person
Examples:- whose round is it?
- a Mini was parked at the kerb and Juliet wondered whose it was
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)
Short Definition:of whom or which
Examples:- he's a man whose opinion I respect
- a willow tree whose branches reached right to the ground
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