Council on Economic Priorities

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In 1988, the Council on Economic Priorities began publishing Shopping for a Better World, with the simple thesis of consumers having the power to change companies by the simple expedient of refusing to buy.
A. with the simple thesis of consumers having
B. which had the simple thesis of consumers having
C. where the thesis was simple: consumers having
D. with a thesis that is a simple one: consumers have
E. whose thesis was simple: consumers have

I would like to know why E is correct and D is incorrect. Thanks.

[JonathanSchneider]

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[agha79]

It seems like Ron "Whose" in this sentence is correct for some reason. can you tell us why??

[RonPurewal]

It seems like Ron "Whose" in this sentence is correct for some reason. can you tell us why??

because it's correct.

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"whose" can, and often does, refer to inanimate objects. there's no other possessive pronoun that can take its place.

example:
california, whose hispanic population has been growing by X people per year, has...

or
i'm still looking for an editorial whose author is a bona fide conservative.

this does NOT mean that "who" can refer to inanimate objects. instead, just realize that "it" morphs into "whose" in this sort of situation.