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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