Who vs. Whose
Even experienced academics may have trouble deciding how to use 'who' and 'whose'. However, once you learn it. You'll become the master of it.
What Are Their Main Differences?
'Who' and 'whose' are misunderstood a lot in The English Language. Cause both 'who' and 'whose' ask for information about a person or people. The important thing to know is that the main difference between them relies on what they refer to. 'whose' is the possession form of 'who'.
Differences
What Who and Whose Request for
- 'Who' and 'whose':
'Whose' is used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause. 'Who' is used primarily to refer to people.
Erik,
My cousin,
Whose and Who as Determiners or Pronouns
- 'Who' and 'whose':
As it was mentioned earlier, 'whose' is used as the possessive form of who, It can be either a determiner or a pronoun. 'Who' is a pronoun that is not followed by a noun. So, it is never considered a determiner.
Similarities
Who and Whose Relative Pronouns
- 'Who' and 'whose':
are used as relative pronouns in relative clauses to connect them. There are two types of relative clauses, restrictive (essential) and non-restrictive (non-essential) clauses.
Restrictive clauses | non-restrictive clauses | |
---|---|---|
Who | ✓ | ✓ |
Whose | ✓ | ✓ |
I would rather have only one friend
The cook,
The girl
The farmer,