Aqua Level

Lesson Ten

who

singular or plural

subject	object	possessive adjective	possessive pronoun	reflexive pronoun
who	whom	whose	whose	—-

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

subject = who Who is he? Do you know who he is?
object = whom Is this the person with whom you spoke? A: To whom did you speak? B: I spoke to Anna. whom = Anna	Anna
possessive adjective = whose A: Whose skateboard is this? B: It’s Spencer’s skateboard. Spencer is the owner of the skateboard.	Spencer
possessive pronoun = whose A: Whose is this? B: I don’t know. A: Whose are these? B: They’re John’s.	this = singular (1) these = plural (2+)
reflexive pronoun = / There is not a reflexive pronoun that can be used with "who."	x

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

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
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?

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