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"Whose" is a possessive pronoun like "his," "her" and "our." We use "whose" to find out which person something belongs to. Examples: Whose camera is this? Whose dog is barking outside?
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Ya hemos visto cuáles son los pronombres interrogativos básicos y cómo se usan y también hemos analizado cuándo se usa « what » y cuándo « which «. Hoy nos toca centrarnos en el uso y diferencias entre tres pronombres que nos suelen liar un poquillo: WHO, WHOSE y WHOM.
Who: Este pronombre lo utilizas para referirte al sujeto de la oración, es decir, a quien realiza la acción, por ejemplo: Who makes the final decision? ¿Quién toma la decisión final? My boss is the person who makes the final decision. Mi jefe es la persona quien toma la decisión final.
Los relativos en inglés son who, whom, whose, which y that, e introducen las oraciones de relativo. Permiten ampliar información sobre un elemento en la oración principal. Who, whom, whose y that se refieren a personas y mascotas, mientras which, whose y that a seres inanimados.
Whose is a Possessive Pronoun. Possessive pronouns, such as her, his and our, are used to indicate ownership by a person or thing. We use whose as a possessive pronoun if we wish to find out who owns something or as a clause when indicating ownership is important to the context of the sentence.
We use whom to refer to people in formal styles or in writing, when the person is the object of the verb. We don’t use it very often and we use it more commonly in writing than in speaking. We use whom commonly with prepositions.
We use who when referring to people or when we want to know the person. Who ate all the chocolates? Who called the police? The man who witnessed the accident called the police. The person who answered the phone was very helpful. We use which to refer to a thing or an idea, and to ask about choices. My car, which is 20 years old, isn't worth much.
