Whose vs Those - What's the difference?
whose | those |
Of whom, belonging to whom; (used as an interrogative pronoun).
Of whom, belonging to whom; (used as a relative pronoun).
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As pronouns the difference between whose and those
is that whose is of whom, belonging to whom; used as an interrogative pronoun while those is plural of lang=en.As a determiner those is
plural of lang=en.whose
English
Pronoun
(English Pronouns)- (=This man's dog caused the accident.)
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
- (=The roofs are falling off several houses we saw.)
those
English
Determiner
(en determiner)- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us.
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.}}
The new masters and commanders, passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts.}}
