Words / A1

HOOZ/huːz/

Whose asks or tells who something belongs to: Whose bag is this? The girl whose brother is in my class. Who’s means who is or who has and sounds the same. Who is the person as subject. Always whose + noun in the question Whose + noun …?

Meaning

Used to ask or say who something belongs to.

Examples

• “Whose bag is this?”
• “Whose keys are on the table?”
• “I do not know whose coat this is.”

Good to know

whose + noun (possession). Mix-up: who’s = who is / who has.

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