Whose is this box vs Whose box is this

The phrase 'Whose box is this?' is the correct and commonly used form. The phrase 'Whose is this box?' is not incorrect, but it is less common and may sound awkward to native English speakers.

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This phrase is less common and may sound awkward to native English speakers.

"Whose is this box"

This phrase is technically correct but less commonly used. It may sound awkward to native English speakers.

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Whose is this box
We figure out whose box that is, we can figure out what these people are really up to.
But whose box are you calling dusty?
Whose box do they think is that much better than ours?
On the fireplace you can observe an elephant-pendulum with a movement of Jean Bapiste Baillon, numbered 1908, whose box was signed and dated on the back by the enameller Mertinière in 1742 (Windsor legacy).
The more sophisticated version of the instrument is composed of two glass reservoirs mounted on a wooden box whose base houses the electrophorus.
It is also useful to check a few relays from each box, whose parameters can vary considerably.
A triple box whose title could not be more appropriate: "Diciottanni of... Neapolitan songs (... those beautiful ones)" one great festivity of birthday for the maturity of Italian Orchestra.
This gigantic parallelepiped, split vertically into four sections, looks like an enormous glass box whose façades are divided up into a dense grid of orthogonal frames.
To be eligible, a boat must fit into a box whose dimensions cover, among other elements, length, draft and sail area.
A box whose top closes as if by magic?
Hygrometer consisting of a round brass box whose top carries a dial with a circular scale and several inscriptions, protected by a glass disk.
There is a Greek legend, that of Pandora's Box, whose details differ so dramatically from the biblical account of the Fall that one might never suspect a relationship.
The applicant whose name appears in box 1 of the T2M document must be the producer who caught the products for which the allowance application is submitted.
In the first step of the experience we created a depression into the box, whose initial pressure was the atmospheric one, using the principle of Venturi's tube.
For Karno, Chaplin had played the equally tipsy swell in the box whose need to dominate the stage matched Chaplin's.
In particular, approximately $5,500 will procure a refurbished Technics SL-1200 turntable equipped with an outboard speed control box whose digital display goes to two digits past the decimal and that provides for user-adjustable speeds from 14 to 170 (!)RPM.
However, if you do not mind a loudspeaker box whose external volume is greater than the minimum needed to obtain the correct internal volume for your chosen bass alignment there is a simple solution.
Where the holder of the procedure is a legal person, the person whose signature appears in box 11 must add to his signature his surname, forename and the capacity in which he is signing.
Dial in the shape of a box whose outer sides are decorated with ornamental motifs.The lid carries a female bust in relief.The dial has an horary disk with a gnomon, similar to item inv.
Whose dirt box is this?

Alternatives:

Whose box is this?
Whose box is that?
Whose is that box?
Whose box is it?
Whose is it?

This is the correct and commonly used form.

"Whose box is this"

This is the correct and commonly used form to ask about the ownership of a box or any other object.

Show examples from the web [+]

Whose box is this
We figure out whose box that is, we can figure out what these people are really up to.
But whose box are you calling dusty?
Whose box do they think is that much better than ours?
On the fireplace you can observe an elephant-pendulum with a movement of Jean Bapiste Baillon, numbered 1908, whose box was signed and dated on the back by the enameller Mertinière in 1742 (Windsor legacy).
The more sophisticated version of the instrument is composed of two glass reservoirs mounted on a wooden box whose base houses the electrophorus.
It is also useful to check a few relays from each box, whose parameters can vary considerably.
A triple box whose title could not be more appropriate: "Diciottanni of... Neapolitan songs (... those beautiful ones)" one great festivity of birthday for the maturity of Italian Orchestra.
This gigantic parallelepiped, split vertically into four sections, looks like an enormous glass box whose façades are divided up into a dense grid of orthogonal frames.
To be eligible, a boat must fit into a box whose dimensions cover, among other elements, length, draft and sail area.
A box whose top closes as if by magic?
Hygrometer consisting of a round brass box whose top carries a dial with a circular scale and several inscriptions, protected by a glass disk.
There is a Greek legend, that of Pandora's Box, whose details differ so dramatically from the biblical account of the Fall that one might never suspect a relationship.
The applicant whose name appears in box 1 of the T2M document must be the producer who caught the products for which the allowance application is submitted.
In the first step of the experience we created a depression into the box, whose initial pressure was the atmospheric one, using the principle of Venturi's tube.
For Karno, Chaplin had played the equally tipsy swell in the box whose need to dominate the stage matched Chaplin's.
In particular, approximately $5,500 will procure a refurbished Technics SL-1200 turntable equipped with an outboard speed control box whose digital display goes to two digits past the decimal and that provides for user-adjustable speeds from 14 to 170 (!)RPM.
However, if you do not mind a loudspeaker box whose external volume is greater than the minimum needed to obtain the correct internal volume for your chosen bass alignment there is a simple solution.
Where the holder of the procedure is a legal person, the person whose signature appears in box 11 must add to his signature his surname, forename and the capacity in which he is signing.
Dial in the shape of a box whose outer sides are decorated with ornamental motifs.The lid carries a female bust in relief.The dial has an horary disk with a gnomon, similar to item inv.
Whose dirt box is this?

Alternatives:

Whose box is that?
Whose is that box?
Whose box is it?
Whose is it?
Whose box do you think this is?

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