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Who's & Whose

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Whose and Who's

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. For example, 'whose' and 'who's'

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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.
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Whose: new clause

  • 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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1Reading

1.1Reading

1.2Prefixes

1.3Suffixes

1.4Spelling Rules

1.5Reading Comprehension

1.6Reading Comprehension: SAT Practise

1.7Word Meaning

1.8Fact vs. Opinion

1.9Justifying Views

1.10Figurative Language

1.11Text Structure

2Writing

2.1Sounds in Words

2.2Homophones

2.3Using a Dictionary

2.4Writing Composition

2.5The Subjunctive Mood

2.6Modal Verbs

2.7Active & Passive Voice

2.8Relative Clauses

2.9Expanded Nouns

2.10Punctuation

2.11SAT Spelling Practise

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