Who’s or whose?
Who’s or whose?
Who’s and whose both come from the pronoun who. They sound the same: hoos. It rhymes with shoes.
Whose is the possessive
form of the pronoun who, while who’s is a contraction of the
words who is or who has.
Whose
Whose is the possessive form of who. It is used in
questions where you’re asking about who owns something. Whose usually sits
before a noun.
Whose shoes are these?
Whose shoes? Meaning: Whom do the shoes belong to?
Example-
1) Whose
house are we going to?
2) Do
you know whose car is that?
Who's
Who's is a contraction of either who is or who has. It
has no other uses.
Example-
1) Who’s
coming to dinner tonight?
(who is)
2) Who’s
got a better idea?
(who has)
3) My
aunt is someone who’s living in Kentucky.
(who is)
4) Who’s
excited for the new Avengers movie?
(who is)
Choose the correct response?
1) ________
going to take lead today?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
2) ________
left the wet towel on the bed?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
3) ________
puppy is this?
a. Who’s
b. Whose
(✓)
4) I’m
not sure __________ coming for picnic.
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
5) I
can’t tell _________ clothes are left in the washer.
a. Who’s
b. Whose
(✓)
6) John
is the person ________ contribution has made the team progress.
a. Who’s
b. Whose
(✓)
7) I
was unsure ________ office I was meant to go to.
a. Who’s
b. Whose
(✓)
8) I
would like to know __________ eaten cookies from the jar.
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
9) __________
excited for the new movie?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
10) _________
kept the bottles in the sun?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
11) _________
broken the window?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
12) Ask
Sam, he knows __________ who?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
13) _________
bag has been stolen?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
14) He
is the one _______ going to be our new
teacher.
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
15) __________
is the office?
a. Who’s
b. Whose
(✓)
16) Do
you know __________ pen is this?
a. Who’s
b. Whose
(✓)
17) __________
absent today?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
18) ________
taken my diary?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
19) _________
bag has been stolen?
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
20) Never
settle for someone ________ only there for you when it’s convenient to them.
a. Who’s
(✓)
b. Whose
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