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English Basics
Volume 3, Number 11, November 16, 1998
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Whose or Who's?
The word whose is a possessive pronoun. Unlike possessive nouns, most possessive pronouns do not use apostrophes.
Example: Whose socks are in the chili?
The word who's is a contraction. It stands for who is or who has.
Example: Please see who's at the door.
Write whose or who's in the blank. The first three have been done for you.
1.
We’d like to talk to anyone who’s
had the same problem.
2. Who’s
the cutest girl in the class?
3. I wonder whose
name will be chosen.
4. __________ car is in
my space?
5. __________ eating
all the cookies?
6. __________ been able
to solve the problem?
7. Cassandra might be the one __________
writing those notes.
8. Tell me __________
on our team!
9. We should honor anyone __________
served our nation.
10. This book is for anybody __________
cat can knit.
11. This book is for anybody __________
planning a trip.
12. “__________
idea was it to eat here?” grumbled Mr. Hall.
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