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Let’s go through each question carefully. We’re choosing between WHO and WHOSE.
Remember:
- Use WHO when you’re asking about a person (subject of the sentence).
- Use WHOSE when you’re asking about possession — like “belonging to whom?”
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1. ___ trainers are these? - Mine.
→ Asking who owns the trainers → Whose
2. ___ is the girl next to the bus? - My friend, Lola.
→ Asking which person → Who
3. ___ baby is this? - My sister’s.
→ Asking who owns the baby → Whose
4. ___ house is this? - Polly’s.
→ Asking who owns the house → Whose
5. ___ is in the bathroom? - The plumber.
→ Asking which person → Who
6. ___ cats are these? - My neighbours’.
→ Asking who owns the cats → Whose
7. ___ books are those? - They are ours.
→ Asking who owns the books → Whose
8. ___ is the man sitting at the desk? - Mark, my classmate.
→ Asking which person → Who
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Note: “Who’s” = “Who is” or “Who has”. “Whose” = possession.
1. ___ hat is this?
→ Possession → Whose
2. John, ___ sister is a nurse, is my best friend.
→ Talking about John’s sister → possession → whose
3. ___ she? - She’s Mary Smith.
→ Short for “Who is she?” → Who’s
4. ___ backpack is that? - Mine.
→ Possession → Whose
5. ___ clipboard is this?
→ Possession → Whose
6. David, ___ sister is my friend, is very nice.
→ David’s sister → possession → whose
7. ___ gave her lunch? - Mum.
→ Asking which person did something → Who
Wait — but the options are only “Whose” or “Who’s”. So we must pick one of those two.
“Who gave...” → That’s “Who is” or just “Who”? Actually, “Who gave” doesn’t need “is” — so it’s not “Who’s”.
But since the instruction says “Choose WHOOSE or WHO’S”, maybe they mean “Who” vs “Whose” again? Or perhaps it’s a typo?
Looking back: In section 2, it says “Choose WHOOSE or WHO’S” — but “Whoose” isn’t a word. It should be “Whose”.
And “Who’s” = “Who is”.
So let’s re-read with that in mind.
Actually, looking at question 7: “___ gave her lunch? - Mum.”
This needs “Who” — but if we can only choose “Whose” or “Who’s”, then neither fits perfectly.
Wait — maybe the second section also allows “Who” as an option? But the heading says “Choose WHOOSE or WHO’S”.
Hmm. Let me check the original image text again from your message:
> Choose WHOOSE or WHO'S
That seems like a typo. Probably meant “Whose or Who’s”.
But in standard English, for question 7, it should be “Who gave...”, not “Who’s gave...” (that would be wrong) or “Whose gave...” (also wrong).
Perhaps there’s a mistake in the worksheet? Or maybe I misread.
Wait — look at question 9: “___ her best friend?” — that could be “Who’s” meaning “Who is”.
Question 10: “___ he? - I don’t know him.” → “Who is he?” → “Who’s”
Question 11: “___ this nice boy?” → “Who is this nice boy?” → “Who’s”
Question 12: “___ won the lottery?” → “Who won...” → again, should be “Who”, not “Who’s” or “Whose”.
This is confusing. Maybe the second section is actually meant to be “Who, Whose, or Who’s”? But the instruction says only two choices.
Alternatively, perhaps in some contexts, “Who’s” is being used loosely? No, that’s not correct grammar.
Let me think differently. Maybe for questions where “Who” is needed, and “Who’s” is the closest available option, we use “Who’s” even though it’s not perfect? But that would teach bad grammar.
Wait — let’s look at question 3: “___ she? - She’s Mary Smith.” → Clearly “Who is she?” → “Who’s”
Question 9: “___ her best friend?” → Likely “Who is her best friend?” → “Who’s”
Question 10: “___ he?” → “Who is he?” → “Who’s”
Question 11: “___ this nice boy?” → “Who is this nice boy?” → “Who’s”
Question 12: “___ won the lottery?” → This should be “Who”, but if forced to choose between “Whose” and “Who’s”, neither works. Unless... is it possible they mean “Who’s” as in “Who has”? But “Who has won” is present perfect, while “won” is simple past. Still awkward.
Perhaps the worksheet has errors. But as a helper, I should give the grammatically correct answer even if the options are limited.
Maybe for question 7, 8, 12, we should use “Who”, but since it’s not an option, perhaps the intention was to include “Who” in the choices? The heading might be misleading.
Looking back at the user’s input: the second section says “Choose WHOOSE or WHO'S” — but “Whoose” is misspelled; it should be “Whose”. And probably, they mean to allow “Who” as well, but wrote it poorly.
To resolve this, I’ll assume that for questions requiring “Who” (as subject), and if “Who’s” is the only alternative, I’ll use “Who’s” only when it means “Who is”, and for pure “Who” questions, I’ll note that it should be “Who”, but since the format restricts, I’ll follow the most logical choice based on common usage in such worksheets.
Actually, let’s check online or standard practice. In many ESL worksheets, when they say “Choose who, whose, or who’s”, they distinguish all three. Here, since it says only two, and “Whoose” is likely a typo for “Whose”, I think we have to interpret “Who’s” as covering both “Who is” and sometimes “Who” in informal contexts, but that’s not accurate.
Another idea: perhaps for question 7, “Who gave” is intended to be answered with “Who”, but since it’s not an option, maybe it’s a trick. But that doesn’t help.
Let’s list all answers with correct grammar first, then see.
For second section:
1. Whose hat is this? → Whose
2. John, whose sister is a nurse... → Whose
3. Who’s she? → Who’s (Who is)
4. Whose backpack is that? → Whose
5. Whose clipboard is this? → Whose
6. David, whose sister is my friend... → Whose
7. Who gave her lunch? → Should be "Who", but if must choose between Whose/Who's, neither fits. However, "Who's" is never correct here. Perhaps the worksheet expects "Who" but wrote the heading wrong. Given that, and since other questions use "Who's" for "Who is", I'll skip for now.
8. Who is the owner...? → Should be "Who", same issue.
9. Who is her best friend? → Who’s
10. Who is he? → Who’s
11. Who is this nice boy? → Who’s
12. Who won the lottery? → Should be "Who"
This is problematic. Perhaps in the context of the worksheet, for questions 7,8,12, they expect "Who", but since the heading says only two choices, maybe it's an error.
Looking at the first section, they had "WHO or WHOOSE" and included "Who" for subject questions. In the second section, the heading is "Choose WHOOSE or WHO'S", which might be a mistake, and they meant to include "Who" as well.
To provide helpful answers, I will use the grammatically correct term, even if the heading is restrictive. For questions that require "Who" (not "Who's"), I'll put "Who", assuming the heading has a typo.
Because otherwise, the answers would be incorrect.
So for second section:
1. Whose
2. whose
3. Who’s
4. Whose
5. Whose
6. whose
7. Who (since "Who gave" is correct)
8. Who ("Who is the owner" — but "Who" alone can be used)
9. Who’s ("Who is")
10. Who’s ("Who is")
11. Who’s ("Who is")
12. Who ("Who won")
But the heading says only "Whose or Who's", so perhaps for 7,8,12, they want "Who's"? But that would be wrong.
I recall that in some dialects or informal speech, people say "Who's" for "Who", but it's not standard.
Given that this is for a student, I should teach correct grammar. So I'll provide the correct answers, noting that for some, "Who" is needed, even if the heading omits it.
Perhaps "WHOOSE" in the heading is meant to be "Who" and "Whose", but it's written as one word by mistake.
"WHOOSE" might be a typo for "Who or Whose".
In many fonts, "Who" and "Whose" might be combined erroneously.
I think the safest approach is to assume that the second section allows "Who", "Whose", and "Who's", despite the heading saying only two.
Because otherwise, several questions can't be answered correctly.
So I'll proceed with correct grammar.
Final decision for second section:
1. Whose
2. whose
3. Who’s
4. Whose
5. Whose
6. whose
7. Who
8. Who
9. Who’s
10. Who’s
11. Who’s
12. Who
Now, to write the final answer as per the format.
Since ExplainAnswer is false, I won't add explanation section. Similarly for others.
Just provide the Final Answer with all blanks filled.
So for first section (8 questions):
1. Whose
2. Who
3. Whose
4. Whose
5. Who
6. Whose
7. Whose
8. Who
Second section (12 questions):
1. Whose
2. whose
3. Who’s
4. Whose
5. Whose
6. whose
7. Who
8. Who
9. Who’s
10. Who’s
11. Who’s
12. Who
Note: In second section, for consistency, I'll capitalize as per start of sentence, but since it's fill-in, usually lowercase except for proper nouns. But in answers, we can write as needed.
In the blank, it's part of the sentence, so for example, question 1: "Whose hat is this?" — "Whose" capitalized because start of sentence.
Similarly, question 2: "John, whose sister..." — "whose" lowercase because after comma.
In the answer key, we should write the word as it appears in the blank.
So for second section:
1. Whose (start of sentence)
2. whose (after comma, so lowercase)
3. Who’s (start of sentence)
4. Whose
5. Whose
6. whose
7. Who
8. Who
9. Who’s
10. Who’s
11. Who’s
12. Who
Yes.
Now, compile the final answer.
Remember:
- Use WHO when you’re asking about a person (subject of the sentence).
- Use WHOSE when you’re asking about possession — like “belonging to whom?”
---
First Section: WHO or WHOOSE
1. ___ trainers are these? - Mine.
→ Asking who owns the trainers → Whose
2. ___ is the girl next to the bus? - My friend, Lola.
→ Asking which person → Who
3. ___ baby is this? - My sister’s.
→ Asking who owns the baby → Whose
4. ___ house is this? - Polly’s.
→ Asking who owns the house → Whose
5. ___ is in the bathroom? - The plumber.
→ Asking which person → Who
6. ___ cats are these? - My neighbours’.
→ Asking who owns the cats → Whose
7. ___ books are those? - They are ours.
→ Asking who owns the books → Whose
8. ___ is the man sitting at the desk? - Mark, my classmate.
→ Asking which person → Who
---
Second Section: Choose WHOOSE or WHO’S
Note: “Who’s” = “Who is” or “Who has”. “Whose” = possession.
1. ___ hat is this?
→ Possession → Whose
2. John, ___ sister is a nurse, is my best friend.
→ Talking about John’s sister → possession → whose
3. ___ she? - She’s Mary Smith.
→ Short for “Who is she?” → Who’s
4. ___ backpack is that? - Mine.
→ Possession → Whose
5. ___ clipboard is this?
→ Possession → Whose
6. David, ___ sister is my friend, is very nice.
→ David’s sister → possession → whose
7. ___ gave her lunch? - Mum.
→ Asking which person did something → Who
Wait — but the options are only “Whose” or “Who’s”. So we must pick one of those two.
“Who gave...” → That’s “Who is” or just “Who”? Actually, “Who gave” doesn’t need “is” — so it’s not “Who’s”.
But since the instruction says “Choose WHOOSE or WHO’S”, maybe they mean “Who” vs “Whose” again? Or perhaps it’s a typo?
Looking back: In section 2, it says “Choose WHOOSE or WHO’S” — but “Whoose” isn’t a word. It should be “Whose”.
And “Who’s” = “Who is”.
So let’s re-read with that in mind.
Actually, looking at question 7: “___ gave her lunch? - Mum.”
This needs “Who” — but if we can only choose “Whose” or “Who’s”, then neither fits perfectly.
Wait — maybe the second section also allows “Who” as an option? But the heading says “Choose WHOOSE or WHO’S”.
Hmm. Let me check the original image text again from your message:
> Choose WHOOSE or WHO'S
That seems like a typo. Probably meant “Whose or Who’s”.
But in standard English, for question 7, it should be “Who gave...”, not “Who’s gave...” (that would be wrong) or “Whose gave...” (also wrong).
Perhaps there’s a mistake in the worksheet? Or maybe I misread.
Wait — look at question 9: “___ her best friend?” — that could be “Who’s” meaning “Who is”.
Question 10: “___ he? - I don’t know him.” → “Who is he?” → “Who’s”
Question 11: “___ this nice boy?” → “Who is this nice boy?” → “Who’s”
Question 12: “___ won the lottery?” → “Who won...” → again, should be “Who”, not “Who’s” or “Whose”.
This is confusing. Maybe the second section is actually meant to be “Who, Whose, or Who’s”? But the instruction says only two choices.
Alternatively, perhaps in some contexts, “Who’s” is being used loosely? No, that’s not correct grammar.
Let me think differently. Maybe for questions where “Who” is needed, and “Who’s” is the closest available option, we use “Who’s” even though it’s not perfect? But that would teach bad grammar.
Wait — let’s look at question 3: “___ she? - She’s Mary Smith.” → Clearly “Who is she?” → “Who’s”
Question 9: “___ her best friend?” → Likely “Who is her best friend?” → “Who’s”
Question 10: “___ he?” → “Who is he?” → “Who’s”
Question 11: “___ this nice boy?” → “Who is this nice boy?” → “Who’s”
Question 12: “___ won the lottery?” → This should be “Who”, but if forced to choose between “Whose” and “Who’s”, neither works. Unless... is it possible they mean “Who’s” as in “Who has”? But “Who has won” is present perfect, while “won” is simple past. Still awkward.
Perhaps the worksheet has errors. But as a helper, I should give the grammatically correct answer even if the options are limited.
Maybe for question 7, 8, 12, we should use “Who”, but since it’s not an option, perhaps the intention was to include “Who” in the choices? The heading might be misleading.
Looking back at the user’s input: the second section says “Choose WHOOSE or WHO'S” — but “Whoose” is misspelled; it should be “Whose”. And probably, they mean to allow “Who” as well, but wrote it poorly.
To resolve this, I’ll assume that for questions requiring “Who” (as subject), and if “Who’s” is the only alternative, I’ll use “Who’s” only when it means “Who is”, and for pure “Who” questions, I’ll note that it should be “Who”, but since the format restricts, I’ll follow the most logical choice based on common usage in such worksheets.
Actually, let’s check online or standard practice. In many ESL worksheets, when they say “Choose who, whose, or who’s”, they distinguish all three. Here, since it says only two, and “Whoose” is likely a typo for “Whose”, I think we have to interpret “Who’s” as covering both “Who is” and sometimes “Who” in informal contexts, but that’s not accurate.
Another idea: perhaps for question 7, “Who gave” is intended to be answered with “Who”, but since it’s not an option, maybe it’s a trick. But that doesn’t help.
Let’s list all answers with correct grammar first, then see.
For second section:
1. Whose hat is this? → Whose
2. John, whose sister is a nurse... → Whose
3. Who’s she? → Who’s (Who is)
4. Whose backpack is that? → Whose
5. Whose clipboard is this? → Whose
6. David, whose sister is my friend... → Whose
7. Who gave her lunch? → Should be "Who", but if must choose between Whose/Who's, neither fits. However, "Who's" is never correct here. Perhaps the worksheet expects "Who" but wrote the heading wrong. Given that, and since other questions use "Who's" for "Who is", I'll skip for now.
8. Who is the owner...? → Should be "Who", same issue.
9. Who is her best friend? → Who’s
10. Who is he? → Who’s
11. Who is this nice boy? → Who’s
12. Who won the lottery? → Should be "Who"
This is problematic. Perhaps in the context of the worksheet, for questions 7,8,12, they expect "Who", but since the heading says only two choices, maybe it's an error.
Looking at the first section, they had "WHO or WHOOSE" and included "Who" for subject questions. In the second section, the heading is "Choose WHOOSE or WHO'S", which might be a mistake, and they meant to include "Who" as well.
To provide helpful answers, I will use the grammatically correct term, even if the heading is restrictive. For questions that require "Who" (not "Who's"), I'll put "Who", assuming the heading has a typo.
Because otherwise, the answers would be incorrect.
So for second section:
1. Whose
2. whose
3. Who’s
4. Whose
5. Whose
6. whose
7. Who (since "Who gave" is correct)
8. Who ("Who is the owner" — but "Who" alone can be used)
9. Who’s ("Who is")
10. Who’s ("Who is")
11. Who’s ("Who is")
12. Who ("Who won")
But the heading says only "Whose or Who's", so perhaps for 7,8,12, they want "Who's"? But that would be wrong.
I recall that in some dialects or informal speech, people say "Who's" for "Who", but it's not standard.
Given that this is for a student, I should teach correct grammar. So I'll provide the correct answers, noting that for some, "Who" is needed, even if the heading omits it.
Perhaps "WHOOSE" in the heading is meant to be "Who" and "Whose", but it's written as one word by mistake.
"WHOOSE" might be a typo for "Who or Whose".
In many fonts, "Who" and "Whose" might be combined erroneously.
I think the safest approach is to assume that the second section allows "Who", "Whose", and "Who's", despite the heading saying only two.
Because otherwise, several questions can't be answered correctly.
So I'll proceed with correct grammar.
Final decision for second section:
1. Whose
2. whose
3. Who’s
4. Whose
5. Whose
6. whose
7. Who
8. Who
9. Who’s
10. Who’s
11. Who’s
12. Who
Now, to write the final answer as per the format.
Since ExplainAnswer is false, I won't add explanation section. Similarly for others.
Just provide the Final Answer with all blanks filled.
So for first section (8 questions):
1. Whose
2. Who
3. Whose
4. Whose
5. Who
6. Whose
7. Whose
8. Who
Second section (12 questions):
1. Whose
2. whose
3. Who’s
4. Whose
5. Whose
6. whose
7. Who
8. Who
9. Who’s
10. Who’s
11. Who’s
12. Who
Note: In second section, for consistency, I'll capitalize as per start of sentence, but since it's fill-in, usually lowercase except for proper nouns. But in answers, we can write as needed.
In the blank, it's part of the sentence, so for example, question 1: "Whose hat is this?" — "Whose" capitalized because start of sentence.
Similarly, question 2: "John, whose sister..." — "whose" lowercase because after comma.
In the answer key, we should write the word as it appears in the blank.
So for second section:
1. Whose (start of sentence)
2. whose (after comma, so lowercase)
3. Who’s (start of sentence)
4. Whose
5. Whose
6. whose
7. Who
8. Who
9. Who’s
10. Who’s
11. Who’s
12. Who
Yes.
Now, compile the final answer.
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