Who’s or whose?

who's or whose

Whose and who’s are homophones that are often confused by learners and native speakers of English alike. Here is a short guide to help understand the difference between them.

whose

Whose is a determiner. You use whose to ask or say who something or someone belongs or relates to.

I know whose fault it is.

Whose dog is that?

We live next door to a couple whose children have all left home.

Who’s

Who’s is a contraction, meaning that it is a shortened form of ‘who is’ or `who has’. The apostrophe replaces the missing letters when the two words are combined.

Who’s there?

Who’s already watched this film?

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