소유격 whose

핵심 명제

선행사의 소유 관계 = whose. 사람·사물 모두 가능. whose + 명사 (관사 X).

소유격 관계대명사는 사람·사물 통일.

설명

형태와 위치

whose + 명사 — 명사 앞에 관사 X.

✓ The boy whose father is a doctor lives next door.
(그 소년의 아버지가 의사다 + 그 소년이 옆집 산다)

✗ The boy whose the father is a doctor (관사 X)

사람 선행사 + whose

✓ I have a friend whose mother is a teacher.
✓ The girl whose hair is long is my sister.

사물 선행사 + whose (놀랍게도 가능)

✓ I bought a book whose cover is red.
✓ The car whose tires are flat is mine.

격식·문어체에선 of which 도 가능:

✓ I bought a book of which the cover is red. (격식)
✓ I bought a book the cover of which is red. (격식)
✓ I bought a book whose cover is red. (가장 자연)

두 문장 합치기 — 변환 단계

[1] The boy is my friend.
[2] His father is a doctor.
↓ his = 소유격 → whose
The boy whose father is a doctor is my friend.

자주 쓰이는 패턴

✓ The author whose books I love just won an award.
✓ The country whose population is large is China.
✓ The student whose homework is missing must come to me.

whose vs who's — 발음 같음, 의미 다름

✓ Whose book is this? (누구의 책?)
✓ Who's coming? (= Who is coming? — 누가 와?)

발음 똑같아서 자주 헷갈리는 함정.

whose 의문사 vs whose 관계대명사

의문사: Whose book is this? (누구의 책?)
관계대명사: The boy whose book is on the table is here. (책이 책상 위에 있는 소년)

계속적 용법에서 whose

✓ My uncle, whose son is a doctor, lives in Busan.
(우리 삼촌, 그분의 아들이 의사인데, 부산 산다)

콤마 + whose 도 OK.

대표 문장 (외우기)

I have a friend whose father is a doctor, and a book whose cover is red.

나에게는 아버지가 의사인 친구가 있고, 표지가 빨간 책이 한 권 있다.

friend whose father (사람 + whose) + book whose cover (사물 + whose). 사람·사물 모두 적용.