Who’s vs Whose
Leur prononciation est la même mais leurs sens sont différents.
« Who’s » est la même chose que « Who is »
Who is your teacher ?
The teacher who’s (who is ) in a grey T-Shirt asked us a question.
Who’s going to answer him?
Alors que « Whose » est plutôt utilisé pour demander à qui appartient quelque chose.
Whose dog is this ?
Whose phone is this ?
Whose is this umbrella?
Whose car is blocking the drive?
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Who and Whom
Who Definition
« Who » is a subject pronoun.
« Who » est est le sujet.
Exemple :
Who is coming for dinner tomorrow ?
Who are they ?
Who was with you in the street ?
We must find out who they are.
I will let him go when we know who is their leader.
Whom Definition
« Who » is an object pronoun like ‘him’, ‘her’ and ‘us’.
‘Whom’ est utilisé pour demander quelle personne a reçu l’action.
Notez que « Whom » n’est jamais le sujet.
« Who » acts as the subject of the sentence, whereas « Whom » acts as the object of the sentence.
Exemple :
Angela met two men at the bar, one of whom she has known for decades.
Whom should I speak with about tonight’s event ?