who's / whose
contraction / possessive pronoun/huːz/
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who's = who is or who has (a contraction). whose = belonging to whom (possessive). Tip: if you can replace it with 'who is' and it still makes sense, use who's.
📖 Meanings
1who's = who is (contraction)
"Who's coming to the party?" — (= who is coming)
2who's = who has (contraction)
"Who's been to Paris before?" — (= who has been)
3whose = belonging to whom (possessive)
"Whose bag is this?" — (belonging to whom?)
🔄 Commonly confused
💬 Memory tip
who's → try replacing with 'who is' — if it works, use who'swhose → possessive, no apostrophewhose turn is it?
❓ "___ idea was that?" (belonging to whom)