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8- 10 QUESTIONS WITH WHOS
(a, w'hose book is this? + Mine.
+ It's mine.
+ Ips my book.
(b) Whose books are these? + Rita's.
+ They're Rita's.
+ They're Rita's books
Whose asks about possession.
Whose is often used with a noun (e.g.,
whose book), as in (a) and (b).
( C) Whose is this? (The speaker is pointing to a book.) Whose can be used without a noun if
(d) Whose are these? (The speaker is pointing to some books.) the meaning is clear, as in (c) and (d).
EXERCISE 30: Choose the correct completion.
1. Whose watch is this
(is \ are) (this \ these)
2. Whose glasses ?
(is \ are) (that \ those)
3. Whose keys ?
(is \ are) (this \ these)
4. Whose hat ?
(is \ are) (that \ those)
5. Whose shoes ?
(is \ are) (that \ those)
6. Whose handbag ?
(is \ are) (this \ these)
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