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Feb 23rd 2012 02:57
I have a question about English grammar. Please look at next sentences.
"Whose book is this?"
"Whose is this book?"
I don't know these difference, I think these are same. Please tell me.
i.love.Japan
Thank you for your correction!
Feb 23rd 2012 03:01
  • Please look at next sentences.

  • Please look at the following sentences.

 
  • "Whose is this book?"

  • "Whose is this book?"

 
  • I don't know these difference, I think these are same.

  • I don't know these difference; I think they are the same.

 
The 2nd sentence is wrong – it doesn't make sense.
You can say :
Whose book is this?
Who does this book belong to?
BUT : Do you know whose book this is?
Feb 23rd 2012 11:37 Yuta
Thank you for correction!
I didn't know the 2nd sentence was wrong...
It is on the text written by Japanese English teacher.
I stop studying it and search new one.
Feb 23rd 2012 13:20 pa
The "whose" is like "誰の". The word that follows it should be some kind of object.
Ex: Whose book is this (taken from the examples above)

However if you want to use "is" after "whose". You could use "whose is it?" But in this case, you have to already introduced what the "it" is in the previous sentence(s).
pa
Thank you for your correction!
Feb 23rd 2012 13:21
  • "Whose is this book?"

  • "Whose is this book?"

 
Mar 04th 2012 04:03 Yuta
Thank you for correction! You often tell me! I'm very glad!
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