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hello everybody,

I want to ask a silly question..which of the following sentence(s) is(are) correct?

1. Who's birthday is it today?
2. Who's birthday it is today?
3. Whose birthday is it today?
4. Whose birthday it is today?
5. Guess who's birthday is it today?
6. Guess who's birthday it is today?
7. Guess whose birthday is it today?
8. Guess whose birthday it is today?
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hello everybody,

I want to ask a silly question..which of the following sentence(s) is(are) correct?

1. Who's birthday is it today?
2. Who's birthday it is today?
3. Whose birthday is it today?
4. Whose birthday it is today?
5. Guess who's birthday is it today?
6. Guess who's birthday it is today?
7. Guess whose birthday is it today?
8. Guess whose birthday it is today?
The third one is correct. The last one could also be used but there mustn't be a question mark. Instead, there must be a period ( full stop).
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