2. 関係代名詞の所有格 whose
所有格 whose
2.1 先行詞が「人」の場合：whose～
whoseは「whose＋名詞」の形で、関係詞節中に置いて、先行詞の所有を表わす。
・「whose＋名詞」が形容詞節の主語の場合
I know a boy. + His father is a famous archaeologist.
I know a boy
└ His father is a famous archaeologist.
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whose father is a famous archaeologist.
I know a boy whose father is a famous archaeologist.
S V O s v c
私は父親が有名な考古学者である少年を知っている。
2.2 先行詞が「人以外」の場合 of which the～, the～of which [書]
・「whose＋名詞」が形容詞節の目的語の場合
This is a proverb. + I don’t understand its meaning.
This is a proverb.
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I don’t understand its meaning. ほとんど見られない
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whose meaning I don’t understand.
This is a proverb whose meaning I don’t understand これは私がその意味が分からない諺です。
S V C o s v
This is a proverb the meaning of which I don’t understand.
S V C o s v [書]
This is a proverb of which the meaning I don’t understand.
S V C o s v
