2007-04-20 05:39:58 · 19 answers · asked by Ilca 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's an contraction of "who is", never for "whose", which is never contracted (as it is one word).
Lots of native English speakers make this mistake too.
2007-04-20 05:43:15 · answer #1 · answered by manneke 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who's is short for "who is" (it's called a contraction)
Whose, has no abbreviation.
YES, the English language can be very confusing. Even many for whom it is their only language, don't write it well.
2007-04-20 05:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
whose is never abreviated because it is a pronoun.
'who is', however, could be abreviated because is, of course, is a verb...
Both have a subject after them
e.g.: whose bag is this?
who is this bag for?/ or who is that person?
2007-04-20 07:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who's is a contraction for "who is".
Who's Example: Who's coming over for dinner tonight?
Whose Example: Whose house are we meeting at?
2007-04-20 05:46:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who's is the abbreviation for who is, as in Who's up for going to lunch.
whose is used as in possession such Whose garden is this?
2007-04-20 05:49:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whose is the possessive adjective.
Who's is a contraction for who is.
2007-04-20 05:43:02 · answer #6 · answered by jackbutler5555 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who is = who's --- Example: "Who's there? "--- always needs a Question mark. Whose = possessive pronoun -- Example: " I read Charles Dickens, whose books I like." or "Whose books are these ?" ---sometimes needs a question mark.
2007-04-20 05:56:59 · answer #7 · answered by amerye950 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is.
2007-04-20 05:51:03 · answer #8 · answered by iluvbananaicecream 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is.
2007-04-20 05:42:07 · answer #9 · answered by madbaldscotsman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who's is the contraction of who is.
2007-04-20 05:43:02 · answer #10 · answered by Trey G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋