请看下面这道题：

I saw some trees __________ leaves were black with disease.

A. its B. whose C. his D. the

分析：此题应选B。容易误选A。许多考生认为，关系代词whose和who，whom一样，只能指人，不能指物。

事实上，用作关系代词的 whose 与 who，whom不一样，它不仅可以指人也可以指物(用作定语)：

There are some students whose questions I can’t answer. 有些学生的问题我不能回答。

Can you see the mountain whose top is covered with snow? 你看得见山顶上覆盖着雪的那座山吗?

Here is a word whose meaning escapes me. 这里有一个词，我一下想不起它是什么意思了。

当先行词为物时，其后引导定语从句的 whose＋n. 也可换成 the＋n. ＋of which / of which＋the＋n.：

■窗户破了的那座房子是空的。

正：The house whose windows are broken is empty.

正：The house the windows of which are broken is empty.

正：The house of which the windows are broken is empty.

但是如果 whose所修饰的名词中心词之前有数词或其他限定词，则不用 whose，而用of which：

There I saw a large table，two legs of which were broken. 在那里我看见有一张大桌子，其中有两条腿断了。