I have a wardrobe whose doors are mirrors

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Is it ok?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

Is it ok?

No - the whose usually refers to people or possibly animals. Unless you have a very special relationship with your wardrobe you would say

I have a wardrobe with doors which are mirrors
I have a wardrobe with mirrors as doors

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Thaks

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

Thaks

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[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by Perikles

No - the whose usually refers to people or possibly animals.

Interesting. My teachers told me that "whose" could be used either for people, animals or objects.
I'll keep your correction in mind from now on.

[Rusty]

The relative pronoun 'whose' is used to express possession and can be used with people and with things.
I see nothing wrong with the OP's sentence.

The police are looking for a man whose face is masked, driving a blue car.
The police are looking for a blue car whose driver is wearing a ski mask.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by Rusty

The relative pronoun 'whose' is used to express possession and can be used with people and with things.
I see nothing wrong with the OP's sentence.

The police are looking for a man whose face is masked, driving a blue car.
The police are looking for a blue car whose driver is wearing a ski mask.

Sorry, I must have been half asleep, these two sentences are of course quite correct. There is something about the OP's sentence which jars with me, but not the 'blue car whose driver' which is the same construction.

For some reason, I would never say 'I have a wardrobe whose doors are mirrors'. One reason is that I don't actually have a wardrobe with doors which are mirrors (and I never lie) , but I can't justify it grammatically.

[tk421]

When it comes to grammar - What Rusty says now and always

Thank you for the time you took correcting my short message.

If i ever make a comment that seems opposed to grammatical importance in language it will be in reference to the spoken word and not the written. Your understanding of grammatical rules is something I admire and appreciate very much.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Thank you, Rusty and Perikles.

[poli]

Personally, I would avoid using whose when it's applied to inanimate things unless it's unavoidable, and, as Rusty showed, sometimes it can't be avoided.