Word of the Day: Whose
Use the possessive pronoun “whose” when determining the owner (or relationship) of something:
- Do you know whose books these are?
- She’s the girl whose parents come from Ukraine. (whose parents = her parents)
- We’re not sure whose things were left in the classroom.
- The company is looking for someone whose experience and education match the job that’s available.
- Whose jacket is this?
- Whose ideas are those?
Don’t confuse the pronoun “whose” with the contraction, “who’s” (who is)
- Who’s going to the movie with us?
- Who’s in the classroom?
- Who’s the teacher?
Do you understand the difference between “whose” and the contraction “who’s”? They sound exactly the same, but they are different words.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with W page to see the list of all words starting with letter W. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
