[Tip] "who's" vs "whose"

* Use "Who's" as a contraction of "who is" or, less commonly, "who has".

* Use " whose" as the possessive of "who" or, somewhat controversially, "which".


Examples

( 1 )

Who's watching TV?

Do you know who's going to speak?

Who's ready to go?

Who's in the kitchen?

Who's this?

Who's already eaten?


( 2 )

Whose book is this?

Do you know whose car this is?

I know a woman whose kids study there.

Whose side are you on?

An idea whose time has come.


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