Who’s vs whose. We think gorgeous Gigi Hadid can claim Taylor Swift as the answer for both of those questions.
Let’s break it down. Last Saturday, Taylor played a show in her mega 1989 tour in Detroit. She had her BFF Gigi there, and during “Style,” Gigi worked it and danced on stage. Both friends posted about the fun moment on Instagram:
Courtesy of Instagram
So let’s look at who’s and whose. They sound alike but act differently:
Who’s the coolest BFF?
“Who’s” is short for who is and sometimes who has. So this is really asking “who is the coolest BFF?”.
Whose BFF is the coolest?
“Whose” is the possessive form of who or which. So it’s really asking “who does the best BFF belong to?”.
Here are some other rules:
Who’s usually comes at the beginning of a question sentence .
- Who’s your daddy?
When it’s an adjective clause, it follows the subject or noun it’s describing.
- That girl, who’s a teacher, said I was improving a lot.
When it’s used as a noun clause, it comes at the beginning of a sentence or after the main subject and verb.
- That guy, who’s annoying, asked me out.
Whose has the same structure as who’s, so it can be confusing
- Whose purse is this?
- That girl whose purse is on the table is my friend.
Now that we have tired brain, let’s practice! Choose the correct word for each sentence. Good luck!
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