Standard English ConventionsVery hardWhose for a thing
Standard English Conventions practice question
The lighthouse, ____ lamp was replaced in 2001, is now fully automatic.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. whoseCorrect
- B. which
- C. of which the
- D. that its
Answer: A. whose
"whose" serves as the possessive relative for things as well as people.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. which
- "which lamp was replaced" has no possessive link.
- C. of which the
- "of which the lamp" would need the article before "lamp" in the right place; as written it is garbled.
- D. that its
- Not standard.
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