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Re: Authorities in Switzerland are determined to alter the path [#permalink]
mbamantra wrote:
B is right but i read somewhere that "whose" is used for person not for objects..... any thoughts...


you have supported doubts, but among the given options, B is the best, simply the best.
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Re: Authorities in Switzerland are determined to alter the path [#permalink]
B

floods are a feature of the river so should be close ....
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Re: Authorities in Switzerland are determined to alter the path [#permalink]
mbamantra wrote:
B is right but i read somewhere that "whose" is used for person not for objects..... any thoughts...


I also thought "whose" is used for persons only... now I have my doubts... does anybody know for sure?

What's the source of this q?
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Re: Authorities in Switzerland are determined to alter the path [#permalink]
Hmmm, I just automatically discounted B because it used "whose" which refers to a person. True that other than that, the sentence is very clear though...
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Re: Authorities in Switzerland are determined to alter the path [#permalink]
Manhattan says whose can modify things and people



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