Whose vs. who's

[Lily]

Test No. incompl/elem-9 "Relative Pronouns", question 8

Did you meet the lady ......... uncle works in the library?

(a) who
(b) whose
(c) who's

Test No. incompl/elem-9 "Relative Pronouns", answer 8

Did you meet the lady whose uncle works in the library?

Correct answer: (b) whose

Your answer was: incorrect
Did you meet the lady who's uncle works in the library?
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could you explain more, please
Thanks a lot

[Alan]

Who's is a contracted form of WHO IS.
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[I_dunno]

who's can be a contraction of who is or it can show ownership. The who that owns something. "Who's shoe is this?"

[Alan]

Hi,

No, who's is only a contractionof who is. If you want to express possession, the relative pronoun is whose.
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[saucyj]

"No, who's is only a contractionof who is" <-- not 100% true either.

who's is not ONLY a contraction of who is. it can also be who has as in "who's done this before?".

[bobmarleyisstupid]

Stop coming up with examples out of your butt. Just because you misuse the language frequently doesn't mean that you're right. Open your mind and learn something instead of stubbornly clinging to your wrongheaded ideas.

[hordover]

Who's and whose is just like It's and Its.
The apostrophe with both of these is JUST FOR THE CONTRACTION. The other form (whose, its) is for posession.
That's all

[Alan]

Hi Hordover,

Thanks for that - good point but remember the spelling: possession.

Alan
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[Fooz]

Hi Alan,

Can I say:

Did you meet the lady whose her uncle works in the library?

thanx

[Torsten]

Hi Fooz,

Welcome to english-test.net! You can say:

I met a lady whose uncle works at the library. Or:

I met a lady and she told me that her uncle works at the library.

Regards,
Torsten
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