who在句子中作主语,相当于名词、人称代词主格,译为“谁”,后面不加名词,whose在居中作定语,相当于形容词,用来代替名词所有格、人称代词所有格,译为“谁的”后面必须加名词,问事物是用whose问人时用who。
定语从句中who,whom,whose的用法的区别
1.关系代词who、whom的用法who和whom均只用于指人,不用于指事或物,其中who在定语从句中用作主语,whom在定语从句中用作宾语。如:I met a girl who knew your sister.我碰到一个认识你姐姐的姑娘。In Berlin, he first met the woman whom he would one day marry.在柏林,他第一次遇见那个女人,后来他终于跟她结了婚。She introduced me to her husband, whom I hadn’t met before.她把我介绍给她丈夫,我以前没见过他。但是,用作宾语的whom如果不是紧跟在介词之后,通常会被省略或用who, that代之。如:The person to whom I complained is the manager.我向他投诉的那个人是经理。The person (who, whom, that) I complained to is the manager.我向他投诉的那个人是经理。2.关系代词whose的用法关系代词whose既可用于指人,也可用于指事或物,它在定语从句中主要用作定语。如:She is the woman whose car was stolen.她就是汽车被盗的那个女人。This is the house whose windows were broken.这就是窗户被打破了的房子。Mrs. Gray, whose children are in college, is trying to get a job.格雷太太的孩子们都在上大学,她想找一份工作。His house, whose windows were all broken, was a depressing sight.他的房子窗户无一完好,一派令人心酸的景象。