Not far from the school there was a garden,_________ owner seated in it playing chess with his littl

题目

Not far from the school there was a garden,_________ owner seated in it playing chess with his little grandson every afternoon.A.its B.whose C.which D.that为什么不用whose

答案

A

因为后面seated 不是谓语, 是非谓语动词（过去分词）, 用its owner 和 seated in it playing chess with his little grandson every afternoon构成【独立主格结构】
比较：
Not far from the school there was a garden, 【whose】 owner 【was seated 】in it playing chess with his little grandson every afternoon.