Lesson Ten

who

singular or plural

These pronouns are used when making statements or asking questions about identity or ownership.

There are a few important things to consider when using these pronouns:

1. Many Americans choose not to use "whom" unless the situation requires it. "Whom" sounds very formal. While it’s not grammatically correct to use "who" instead of "whom" when the pronoun should be in the objective case, most Americans do it anyway
2. Don’t confuse the contraction "who’s" (who is) with "whose." This is generally a spelling issue because both words sound the same.

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Aqua Level Exercise 10

Write these sentences and questions in your notebook. Fill in the blanks with….

who who’s  whom   whose

1. ________ called?

2. I can’t tell _________ shoes these are.

3. ________ at the door?

4. ________ are these?

5. ________ shoes are these?

6. To ________ are you speaking?

7. ________ did you call?

8. We don’t know __________ coming.

9. ________ is he?

10. ________ there?

Next: Pronoun Review

Answers: 1. Who; 2. whose; 3. Who’s; 4. Whose; 5. Whose; 6. whom; 7. whom or who; 8. who’s; 9. Who; 10. Who’s