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  1. 04-Mar-2013, 15:25 #1
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    Red face Using who and whose

    can you provide me a few sentences to differentiate who and whose clearly ..
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    Default Re: Using who and whose

    "Whose" is for asking a question about possession. Whose book is this?
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    Default Re: Using who and whose

    Don't confuse whose with who's, the contracted form of who is/has.
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    Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
    Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
    If you just want to know the meaning of a word, try OneLook Dictionary Search first.

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