The capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevos population on the eve of

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The capital of  Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo’s population  on the eve of the First World War was 51,919.

(A) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo’s population
(B) Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo, whose population
(C) Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo, with a population
(D) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo having a population that
(E) Bosnia-Herzegovina, the population of Sarajevo

tejal777 · Answer

The only answer which makes sense is B.However I was a bit confused with "whose"..Can "whose' refer to a state??

manojgmat · Answer

Ya same question, whose' refer to a state?

sacmanitin · Answer

@talk2pk , with a population  is not right usage , with a population of  would be more correct in that case

hogann · Answer

I like B as well. I don't see a problem with whose.

We would say the population of Sarajevo is 15 thousand. Therefore the possessive works.

saxenashobhit · Answer

The capital of  Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo’s population  on the eve of the First World War was 51,919.

(A) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo’s population
 Here subject is population of sarajevo. Capital should refer to place and not to population 
(B) Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo, whose population
 Here capital refers to place and then comma is appropriate. is in this sentence is correct as its a fact 
(C) Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo, with a population
 with a population is of 51,919 would have been appropriate. But sentence has was 51,519 
(D) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo having a population that
 having is not correct 
(E) Bosnia-Herzegovina, the population of Sarajevo
 capital should refer to place

So B

redjam · Answer

I think what has been tripping up most people is the use of whose. whose – can modify people or things.

Also - you can solve this problem by the process of elimination.

1) Remove the fluff -  The capital of  Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo’s population  was 51,919 
2) Check each answer

The only remaining answer is B -  The capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo, whose population was 51,919

gmatbull · Answer

B is the best of the other weird options...
A bit hesitant in choosing B for using "whose", but now I feel
more comfortable.

For an example of the use of "whose" in the OG12, refer to SC114:
The original building and loan associations where organized as limited
life funds,  whose members  made monthly payments on 
their share...

"whose" refers to funds; members of the funds made monthly payments...

Hope this helps.

thevenus · Answer

The capital of  Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo’s population  on the eve of the First World War was 51,919.

The capital of X , ______ (in this blank space after the comma the name of the capital must come)
if not, then it should come after a auxillary verb such as "is".
also , since the capital had (xyz) population should come after a modifier which can refer back to the NAME of the capital.

(A) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo’s population
 " Sarajevo’s population" is not the name of the capital 
(B) Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo, whose population
 correct- "whose" is clearly reffering to the Sarajevo about the population. 
(C) Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo, with a population
 with is reffering to "the capital" but when the name of the capital (Sarajevo) id present we need to modify it deirectly-incorrect 
(D) Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo having a population that
 having-incorrect  
(E) Bosnia-Herzegovina, the population of Sarajevo
 two IC so cant be left just like that-incorrect

manishk30 · Answer

whose can refer to both person or a thing.
That - thing
which - thing
who - people
whose - people and thing

philipssonicare · Answer

Whose  as a pronoun is for people.
 Whose  as a determiner is "used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause"

The capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo, whose population on the eve of the First World War was 51,919.

Population  belongs to or is associated with the previous clauses  The capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina is Sarajevo

SaiPavanR · Answer

When WHOSE is used as a relative pronoun, it can refer to both person/ thing/ object

Ex: The lady whose child is crying needs hot water
The bike whose silencer is dysfuctional is creating the noise

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