{"id":3346,"date":"2015-11-28T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2015-11-28T15:28:26","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T20:28:26","slug":"whose-vs-whos-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/whose-vs-whos-difference","title":{"rendered":"Whose vs. Who\u2019s: What\u2019s the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bccef0f480416e3e00e77029789ea906\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Beginning of Post Default -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6482188744286371\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7571860708\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p>Writers occasionally <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/confusing-words\">confuse<\/a> these two words, which sound alike but have different meanings and functions in the sentence. It is very important, however, for the writer, the student, the job applicant, etc., to have a mastery of whose vs. who\u2019s because a failure to do so can be a costly mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to other basic writing mistakes like <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/its-vs-its-what-is-the-difference-between-its-and-its\">its \/ it\u2019s<\/a>, many consider confusing whose and who\u2019s a socially distinctive marker in one\u2019s writing ability, i.e., if your writing frequently contains this error, you may be accused of sloppy writing or\u2014worse yet\u2014sloppy thinking.<\/p>\n<p>But, there\u2019s no need to worry.<\/p>\n<p>The difference between these two words is incredibly straightforward, and once you understand what separates who\u2019s vs. whose, you won\u2019t have anymore trouble.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the Difference Between Whose and Who\u2019s?<\/h2>\n<p>In this post, I want to summarize the differences between these two words. I will go over their uses and functions in a sentence and discuss the problem areas associated with them.<\/p>\n<p>After reading this post, you won\u2019t ever mistake whose or who\u2019s again.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Whose<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3350\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/whos-versus-whose-grammar.png\" alt=\"who's versus whose grammar\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/whos-versus-whose-grammar.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/whos-versus-whose-grammar-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>What does whose mean? <\/strong>Whose is the <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/possessive\">possessive<\/a> form of the pronoun <em>who<\/em> and is defined as <em>belonging to or associated with which person<\/em>. When used in a sentence, it usually (but not always) appears before a noun. For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whose turn is it to move?\n<ul>\n<li>In this example, whose appears before the noun <em>turn<\/em>. Whose is acting as an interrogative pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>He\u2019s a gambler and maneuverer whose bold moves are not testaments to vision or cojones but to the unhealthiness of his domestic political situation. \u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/turkey-shoots-down-a-paper-tiger-1448406008\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>In this WSJ example, whose appears before the <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/adjective\">adjective<\/a> <em>bold<\/em>, which is describing the <a href=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/grammar-dictionary\/noun\">noun<\/a> <em>moves<\/em>. Whose is acting as a relative pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Whose car is this?\n<ul>\n<li>In this example, whose appears before the noun car. Whose is acting again as an interrogative pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whose functions the same way that other possessive pronouns work like <em>its<\/em> and <em>yours<\/em>. If you know what makes its and it\u2019s different, you know what makes whose and who\u2019s different.<\/p>\n<h2>When to Use Who\u2019s<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3351\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/whose-versus-whos-meaning.png\" alt=\"whose versus who's meaning and examples\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/whose-versus-whos-meaning.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/whose-versus-whos-meaning-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>What does who\u2019s mean? <\/strong>Who\u2019s is a contraction of <em>who is <\/em>or <em>who has<\/em>. For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who\u2019s coming to the party tonight?<\/li>\n<li>Who\u2019s been to Chicago?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the first sentence, <em>who\u2019s<\/em> stands for <em>who is<\/em>. Who is coming to the party tonight? In the second sentence, <em>who\u2019s<\/em> stands for who has. Who has been to Chicago?<\/p>\n<p>In both sentences, <em>who\u2019s<\/em> is being used as a contraction.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is There Confusion: Who\u2019s vs. Whose?<\/h2>\n<p>Some native English speakers and writers might have trouble understanding why this is confusing topic for English language learners. The difference is relatively straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>The reason why these words can be confusing is that, generally, to make a word possessive in English you will add an <em>\u2018s<\/em> on the end. For instance,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cat\u2019s toy. (This toy belongs to the cat.)<\/li>\n<li>The book\u2019s pages. (These are the pages within the book.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is not the case with pronouns like <em>who, your, it<\/em>. These words have their own possessive form, rather than taking on an apostrophe to show possession.<\/p>\n<p>This helps to avoid confusion on the reader\u2019s part. If we didn\u2019t have a separate word like <em>whose<\/em>, it wouldn\u2019t be clear if the writer meant to say <em>who is<\/em> or <em>belonging to who<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Tricks to Remember the Difference<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3352 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sentences-using-whose.png\" alt=\"sentences using whose and whos correctly\" width=\"342\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sentences-using-whose.png 342w, https:\/\/writingexplained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sentences-using-whose-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/>There is one easy trick to determine which of these words is the correct choice for your sentence. If you substitute <strong>who is<\/strong> for either <strong>who\u2019s<\/strong> or <strong>whose<\/strong>, you can easily tell which is the correct choice. For example,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whose car are we taking?<\/li>\n<li>Who\u2019s the person in charge here?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If we substitute <em>who is<\/em> into both of these sentences, we can see which is correct.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is car are we taking?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This sentence doesn\u2019t make any sense when we put in <em>who is<\/em>, so we know <em>whose<\/em> was the correct choice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is the person in charge here?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This sentence makes perfect sense when we put <em>who is<\/em> in place of <em>who\u2019s<\/em>, so we know that <em>who\u2019s <\/em>is fine to use.<\/p>\n<h2>Can Whose Refer to Inanimate Objects?<\/h2>\n<p>Since the 1700s, grammarians and usage commentators have held that <em>whose <\/em>can only be used as the possessive of <em>who<\/em>, not <em>which<\/em>. In other words, <em>whose<\/em> can only refer to people, not inanimate antecedents.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The people, whose ideas are gaining ground, are staging a protest.<\/li>\n<li>The river, whose water runs deep, is vital for trade and commerce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under this understanding of <em>whose<\/em>, the first example would be acceptable since it refers to people. The second example, which refers to a river, would be an unacceptable use of <em>whose<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This is still a delicate topic to this day, but the prohibition on <em>whose<\/em> as a possessive for <em>which<\/em> seems to be waning.<\/p>\n<p>In its usage note on <em>whose<\/em>,<em> The American Heritage Dictionary<\/em> shows there to be large opposition when applying <em>whose <\/em>to inanimate objects. However, <em>Garner\u2019s Modern English Usage<\/em>, <em>The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em>, and <em>Fowler\u2019s<\/em> all hold that <em>whose<\/em> can be used in this sense.<\/p>\n<p>The reason it matters is because this use of <em>whose<\/em> can be helpful at times, since <em>which<\/em> and <em>that <\/em>do not have possessive forms and substituting <em>of which<\/em> can be cumbersome.<\/p>\n<p>Given that today\u2019s most popular usage guides and style manuals have come to accept this use of <em>whose<\/em>, you should feel safe to use it in your writing. There still may be some who object, but this use has entered the mainstream.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>Is it whose or who\u2019s? That depends on the context of your sentence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whose <\/strong>is the possessive form of <em>who<\/em> and sometimes <em>which<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who\u2019s<\/strong> is a contraction for either <em>who is<\/em> or <em>who has<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writers occasionally confuse these two words, which sound alike but have different meanings and functions in the sentence. It is very important, however, for the writer, the student, the job applicant, etc., to have a mastery of whose vs. who\u2019s because a failure to do so can be a costly mistake. 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