Thursday 6 December 2012

Which, What and Whose

Which, What, Whose
In questions, these words ask which thing or person is being referred to. They are placed before the noun.
·         Which dress are you going to wear tonight?
·         What colour is your dress?
·         Whose car are you going to use?

Which and Whose
In a statement, these words define or explain which thing or person is referred to:
Examples
·         He went back to the house. (Which house?)  The house which stood on the corner.                                                            
  =› He went back to the house which stood on the corner.
·         I saw the man. (Which man?)  The man whose car you damaged.   
 =› I saw the man whose car you damaged.

·         He couldn't remember which film he had seen.

·         That's the man whose wife works in my office.

·         Tell me which coffee you like.

·         The woman whose dog bit you is at the door.

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