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Whose & Who's

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Whose and Who's

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. Let's look at an example...

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Whose

  • Whose coat is this?
    • We normally use whose in questions to ask who owns something or who is associated with something.
  • We were all looking for Benjamin, whose coat was yellow.
    • We can also use 'whose' to introduce a new clause adding extra information about a person.
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Who's

  • Who’s coming to the party?
    • Who's is short for 'who is'.

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