is it the same as who's?
2007-05-21 12:30:32 · 5 answers · asked by tito 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The best way to describe it is this...
Who's is a contraction of who+is.. for example, "Who's Rachel talking to now?"
Whose is an implication of ownership- for example , "Whose coat is this?"
Hope this answers your question!
2007-05-21 12:41:57 · answer #1 · answered by Rachel1977 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who's is a contraction for "Who is". Whose isn't a contraction and requires an answer... As in.... "Whose book is that?" "It is her book."
You'd use "whose" when you are expecting a response of someone's name or otherwise a noun (person, place, thing).
2007-05-21 19:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by barrych209 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not the same as who's. It is a pronoun you use to ask who this thing belongs to.For example, Whose is this book? Who does this book belong to?
Good luck.
2007-05-21 19:41:09 · answer #3 · answered by ML 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it is reffering to who it belongs to...as in "Whose soda is this?" Not who's, because that would be, "Who's the leader of the club?"
2007-05-21 19:34:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,
who's is a contraction for who is.
You could use it in a sentence like "Whose hat is this?".
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2007-05-21 19:33:24 · answer #5 · answered by hwhjr1987 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋