Possessives

Ask with “Whose”

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Whose phone is this?

It’s mine.

Whose keys are those?

They’re his.

Whose office is this?

It’s hers.

Whose tickets are these?

They’re ours.

“Whose” does not change; the noun, be, and the answering pronoun show number.

Whose = ¿de quién?

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Tips

Ask with “Whose”

  1. Whose pregunta por posesión. Compara: Whose pass is this? It’s hers. / Whose passes are these? They’re hers. “Whose” queda igual; pass/is/it cambia a passes/are/they.
  2. No confundas whose con who’s, que significa who is o who has.
  3. Como el objeto ya fue nombrado en la pregunta, la respuesta puede usar un possessive pronoun.