Whose & Who's
English Language: KS3, topic 1.5.22
Whose and Who's
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings. Let's look at an example...
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.
Who's
- Who’s coming to the party?
- Who's is short for 'who is'.
Test yourself on Whose & Who's
What is who's short for?
Which word should go in the gap?
____ shoes are these?Which word should go in the gap?
____ bag is this?