说明一
既可以指人也可以指物。如：
Do you know anyone whose family is in Beijing? 你认识什么人家住北京的吗?
The river whose banks are covered with trees is very long. 两岸蔽满树木的那条河很长。
The deer whose leg had been hurt couldn’t run fast. 那只腿受伤的鹿不能跑得很快。
说明二
引导定语从句的“whose＋名词”，有时可换成其它结构，注意词序的变化。比较:
破了窗户的那座房子是空的。
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.
正：The house with broken windows is empty.
说明三
不仅可引导限制性定语从句，也可引导非限制性定语从句。如：
This is Tom, whose father is a doctor. 这是汤姆，他父亲是医生。
It was an island, whose name I have forgotten. 它是一座岛，名字我忘了。
The factory, whose workers are all women, is closed during the holidays. 这家工厂工人都是妇女，在假期中工厂关门了。