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1 Oct 2022
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What is the difference between I dropped my smartphone, whose screen was smashed. and I dropped my smartphone, and its screen was smashed. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I dropped my smartphone, whose screen was smashed. and I dropped my smartphone, and its screen was smashed. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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The problem with the first:
âwhoseâ is used when it follows a HUMAN and precedes a noun.
eg. the man, whose hat is blue, is eating bread
The problem with the second:
In English, the misuse of commas is called âcomma splicesâ. You should not use a comma here.
In English, we use âsmashed screenâ and âcracked screenâ interchangeably but âcracked screenâ sounds more natural.
My recommended sentence:
I dropped my smartphone and the screen cracked
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@isaliu
Thank you for your comment.
I have a question about your first opinion. I looked up Oxford Advanced Lerner's Dictionary and found this example sentence.
"The ship, whose engine had failed, is now safely under tow." (tow)
Are the above sentences exceptionsïŒ
Thank you for your comment.
I have a question about your first opinion. I looked up Oxford Advanced Lerner's Dictionary and found this example sentence.
"The ship, whose engine had failed, is now safely under tow." (tow)
Are the above sentences exceptionsïŒ
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
My guess is this sentence may be from a book/literature.
(What Iâm about to say is more for advanced learners)
In literature, grammar is often played with and twisted for what we call âpersonificationâ. Personification is describing non-humans in a human like manner.
Eg. Leaves dancing across the lawn.
In the example above, leaves canât realistically dance, but is given human characteristics in literature.
In casual conversations, stick to the rule I mentioned of the use of âwhoseâ
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