NCAA batting out of order?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

Now I have a question. I have been reading a book, whose author makes liberal use of the colon: is this proper?

Not as you used it. I would have to see what "liberal use" means.

Your sentence would be better written in either of these two ways:

I have been reading a book whose author makes liberal use of the colon; is this proper? (weak)

or

I have been reading a book whose author makes liberal use of the colon. Is this proper? (preferred)