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Who is/Whose
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Who is vs. Whose
Who is
/huː ɪz/
A question phrase used to inquire about the identity of a person.
Examples:
Who's
leading the project next quarter?
Who's
that musician playing the violin?
W
ho is calling at this late hour?
Synonyms:
This word has no synonyms
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Whose
/huːz/
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Used to ask or to indicate who something belongs to or is associated with
Examples:
The devil,
whose
name was Mephostophilis, bowed courteously and disappeared.
Whose
is it?' The girl moved back, a little shocked.
'
Whose
dog is that?'
Synonyms:
This word has no synonyms
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
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Ways to tell them apart:
Who is
is often contracted to
who
s
. This can make it easily confused with
whose
, but remember
whose' shows possession.
Think of
who is
as a question about identity or status, while
whose
relates to ownership or association.
If you can replace the word with
who is
and the sentence still makes sense, then the correct word is likely
who
s'.
Whose
asks about possession, as in
Whose book is this?
- the answer will be a person's name or pronoun indicating possession.
Remember:
who is
could answer questions like
Who
s walking the dog?
while
whose
would be used in
Whose dog is this?'
When to use who is:
When to use whose:
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