These words are often confused. Whose is a possessive word used in questions and relative clauses. Who’s is a contraction of who isor who has.
1I have got a cousin ............... been to almost all continents.
Wrong!
Use "who's" because it means "who has" here.
2............... car is parked outside?
Wrong!
Use "Whose" to ask who owns the car.
3"I am going to buy an apartment." "With ............... money?"
Wrong!
Use "whose" before the noun "money" to ask about possession.
4Do you know anybody ............... going to Canada this week?
Wrong!
Use "who's" because it means "who is" here.
5For ............... benefit was this done?
Wrong!
Use "whose" before the noun "benefit" to ask about possession.
6............... design do you think looks the best?
Wrong!
Use "Whose" before the noun "design" to ask about possession.
7I know a boy ............... father serves in the army.
Wrong!
Use "whose" before the noun "father" to show possession.
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- I have got a cousin who’s been to almost all continents.
- Whose car is parked outside?
- “I am going to buy an apartment.” “With whose money?”
- Do you know anybody who’s going to Canada this week?
- For whose benefit was this done?
- Whose design do you think looks the best?
- I know a boy whose father serves in the army.