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Commonly Confused Words in English: WHOSE & WHO’S
Overcome any confusion you feel about the meanings and usage of these two often-confused words: WHOSE and WHO’S.
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hi rebecca, thanks for your lessons. But, i have a question about this, these those… could you help me to explain it…?
thanks…
Sure, Saint man.
“This” is used when referring to one item relatively close to you in distance. “These” is used when referring to two or more items that are physically close to you.
For example:
This necklace is beautiful.
These necklaces are beautiful.
“That” is used when referring to one item relatively far from you in distance. “Those” is used when referring to two or more items that are physically far from you.
That kitten is so sweet.
Those kittens are so sweet.
Hope this helps!
Rebecca
oh… i see…..
thanks for replying rebecca, can’t wait for your next lessons
Hi Ma’am Rebecca,
I’m so pleased to your videos.I got perfect score in the quiz.Thanks it’s a big help.Honestly I’m not fluent in English, especially in grammar.But with the help of these videos, I could improve my English Vocabulary. I’m grammatically wrong and I have no confidence to speak English.
But anyway, practice make perfect.I’ll do practice so that I could enhance my English.
A big thanks to you Ma’am.I like the way you teach.
I would like to know if when I should use the the words like should,shall, will, would and so on.thanks
Yes, amancio, you could certainly use these words and may need to use these words!
Some examples:
You should study hard for the TOEFL.
Shall we dance? ( Formal, but correct) – Use only Shall I or Shall we
Will you call me tomorrow? or I will call you later.
Would you like to have lunch? or Would you like to see a movie?
As you can see, we use these words all the time, in regular speech, so go right ahead and use them comfortably. Good luck!
Rebecca
i wanna ask when to use will and would as well as can and could…i find it so confusing….
You are a good teacher, who’s very pritty also.
:-)
The correct spelling is pretty, but thanks for the thought anyway.
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca. I have a question I would like to ask you.
I can’t seem to reply on any posts on the forum so I guess I’ll just write it here.
Let’s assume I get accepted to University. What can I do in the mean time? I have a gap year, since I graduated from High School, and is working right now. But is it enough to read books or can I do some more? I was thinking of learning about the american society. I have a cd called ‘INFOUSA – Your guide to the USA’ which has a lot of informations. Do you have any suggestions?
Btw, thanks for your videos. They are pretty good. However some of the things seem pretty basic so I am looking forward to the ‘advanced’ videos. :-)
Take care.
Hi EagertoLearn
What a great question! It all depends on what you want to do with your life.
I understand your question is what you can do to improve your English in the year ahead. Well, there’s so much… you can read, write, discuss, listen, watch, sing, dance, speak….the most important thing is to enjoy whatever you do because then you will do more of it. So for example, don’t read a book that’s long and hard, but read magazine articles on subjects you are interested in, or read short stories to give yourself a sense of accomplishment. Travel if you can to places where English is spoken. Sing songs in English after getting hold of the lyrics. Read poetry aloud to get a feel for the beauty of the language. Write a diary in English…this is a great tool to see if you can express your ideas,thoughts and feelings.
Yes, it would also be helpful to understand cross-cultural issues because mastering another language is also stepping into another cultural world.
Most important, sounds like you’re on the right track in your enthusiasm to learn. That’s the secret, and you’ve already discovered it ….good for you!
Rebecca
Hello Rebecca ! This was a very nice and wonderful essay about learning english and culture too. I read it and agree faithfully. Thanks a lot for this.
Rebecca great advice.
hi Rebecca,
very nice job,i really appreciate and wish you succuss in future.
Im an indian working and living in middle east, most of time i have to communicate with native english people and its really hard to understand their accent any way now im used to their words.
your web site really help me a lot,kkep it up.
i wish you a very good luck.
Thanks Mohammad!
Listening skills take some time to develop because we need to train our ear, but sounds like you’re already on your way. There are so many different accents in English and even native English speakers have a tough time watching a movie with different accents. We have to pay closer attention, so you’re not alone.
There are a lot of great books for developing your English listening skills, in the areas of general and business English. Glad the videos are helpful! All the best to you.
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca,
Thanks for your lessons they are very helpfull. Well, whenever I am writing an essay for example, I always get confused about the words that should be writen in the continuous tense, for example, the carriage -> carrifing, better life standards -> better living standards, etc. Thanks in advance.
Best regards.
Hope I can clarify the issue.
First of all, when you speak of the continuous tense, you are writing about one possible form of verbs. For example,
write – writing
speak – speaking
listen – listening
eat – eating
Second, in the specific examples you gave, the words were not verbs, but nouns and adjectives. Here, it depends on the usage required, as one word can be used in many different forms.
It will be helpful for you to draw up a chart with columns for noun, verb, adjective and adverb. When you learn a vocabulary word, try and write down the whole family of words. Then write sample sentences using each form of the word. This will clarify their use.
Besides this, there are certain expressions with unusual combinations which need to be learned as a whole, such as better living standards.
English is challenging, but with persistence, you can improve steadily. Good luck!
Hi Rebecca,
I am learning from your video. It’s really interesting. I need some clarity on the following-
1.when to use shall and will – for e.g which is right- i shall go for play or i will go for play
2.when to use would and will – for e.g i would like to come for dinner with you or i will like to come for dinner with you.
Would appreciate, if you can help in understanding the difference.
With warm regards,
Vishal
Hi Vishal
Thanks for your feedback.
1) Usually, we don’t use shall in a sentence anymore, as it’s quite old fashioned to use it in this way. So in sentences, it’s better to use will.
I will call you tomorrow.
However, we can use shall in polite questions, where the subject is I or we.
Shall we dance?
Shall we go to a Chinese restaurant?
Shall I open the door for you?
2) I would like to come for dinner is the correct form.
Actually, I will like is incorrect so there is no option of using it in any situation.
The expressions ‘I would like’ or ‘would you like’ are very refined ways of speaking English. Feel free to use them liberally.
Would you like something to drink?
What would you like to do?
Where would you like to go?
I would like some tea please. or I’d like some tea please.
I would like to take a nap.
Hope this helps you. Good luck.
hi,Rebecca,you are not only a good teacher but you are also very,very beautiful!i like you…
Thank you kindly, jojo. Hope I am able to make your English learning more enjoyable.
Hi Rebecca,
please please HELP ME :
I wanna know when I use : HAVE, HAVE BEEN , HAD,HAD BEEN
FOR EXAMPLE:
I have sold my car
I saw this sentence but I do not know why he said that why he did not say I SOLD MY CAR and many sentences like this
please REBECCA help me to know the reason
What you are referring to is the use of the Present Perfect Tense.
Sometimes, it’s true, there is not much difference between the Past Simple tense (I sold my car) and Present Perfect (I have sold my car).
When a mother comes home from work, she could ask her children,
Have you finished your homework?
Have you eaten dinner?
or
Did you eat dinner?
Did you do your homework?
In these cases, there’s not much difference, except the Present Perfect would be considered slightly better because the mother just wants to know the result of the action, not when it happened.
We use the Present Perfect to talk about an action that happened in the past with a result that affects the present. It includes the past and the present.
If someone says
“I lost my passport.”
This is the Past Simple and it means that the passport was lost at some time in the past. However, in reality, the tense does not tell us what the situation is today. Maybe the person found the passport after that.
If he says, “I have lost my passport.” , using Present Perfect, we know that he lost his passport and it’s definitely still lost.
In this case, there is a difference between the two tenses.
Check in any good grammar book for further examples. Hope this helps.
Thank you very much.
very nice explanation.
Anas.
In these cases, I’d say your the best teacher Ms. Rebecca. You explained very well. I love all your lessons and including your way to explained it further. I’m quite impressed and excited to watch your new videos. It really helps me a lot to improved my English. Thank you!
Best wishes to you.
hello ma’am rebecca thanks for your lessons it can help me a lot…
My pleasure, Dolly. Keep at it and you will improve.
Hi Rebecca,
I want to say thank you for your lessons they are so useful and I’d like to know more about how can I use the gerund forms, may you, or one of your partners explain us, please?
Thanks. I will pass the word around and try and make sure one of us records such a lesson for you.
Hi Rebecca, I’ve been watching your videos and they’re helping me a lot about English. I actually see your and the other teachers explanations whenever I’ve got time.
Thanks a lot!
You’re very welcome, Amarildo. Good luck with your English.
Hi mam,
First of all i say thanks to my beloved god. coze, for getting this much facility to attend and i culd follow yr class. “How nice yr class is!”.ok. ‘m from Kerala, India.My problem is that very poor to speak in english fluently.Anyhow by attending yr class regularly i culd improve my language.Once again i wuld like to say one thing that those classes which u have been given to us are very simple to understand, very helpful to improve our language and confidence also. May god bless you mam!.In adn. ‘m expecting for the advanced lessons
Thanks, Selu. So glad we could help you in Kerala. Please do tell your friends there so we can keep expanding the website.
Stay in touch and all the best with your English.
Only I can say to you, thanks a lot Rebecca never before I was very exciting for learning english!!!!
Thanks, Renaldo, it always helps to keep your motivation high when you’re trying to learn something.
Thank you teacher that was very helpful!
Thank you miss Rebecca .you have done a good job keep it up, best of luck.
Thanks, Cristobal and Karimkhan. All the best with your English.
This lesson is very, very helpful. Thank you very much!
thank you very much
From Iraq, I send greetings to you.
Useful lesson.
Thank you very much
hi teacher rebecca.
first off all, thank you so much for all the video lessons. I am really learned a lot of things from your videos and those of the other teachers.
please teacher a have a little bit problem in using verb tenses in the correct tense. And i ask for your help i saw a lot of videos,but i thought that you can expline that to me more easlly.
waitting for your answer.
thank you.
Anas.
Hello Rebecca,
Again, Thank you very much.
I have a question about whose.
In the last sentence that you gave in your lesson, why we don’t say “whose the picture” ? you said “whose picture” without the article “the” or “a”.
Could you clarify this, please.
Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerly,
really thank you for your explanation
Hi rebeca,i have a question,i can say can you tell your friend or do you tell you friends,i saw this in one of you comment,another thing i have been in the US for more than 10 years and i can not speak inglish very well and i feel bad because i think that i can make it,Please tell me what do you think about my case,i still have a change to learn,thank
If you are in the US, make sure you have friends who speak English well and tell them to correct you when you make mistakes. Also, read whatever interests you. It doesn’t have to be a book. It could be a magazine or a website. Listen to English being spoken and repeated on newscasts. Borrow a good grammar book and work through the exercises slowly and steadily. This will improve your awareness of correct English usage. Join a conversational class at the local library. Find a private teacher, if possible. There are so many ways you can improve, and if you have the motivation, I am sure you will. My best wishes to you.
it’s hard =(
i dont understand the diferance between both?
who’s = who is ? ( the person)??
and whose ? what the meaning of whose?
thankx
Who’s = a contraction of the two words “Who is”, or “Who has” such as in the following:
Who’s that man? (who is)
Who’s the principal of the school?(who is)
Who’s the prime minister? (who is)
That’s the person who’s (who is) in charge of customer service.
Who’s been in my office? (who has)
Who’s got the ring? (Who has)
Whose = a possessive pronoun to help you determine the one to whom something belongs
Whose coat is this? (We want to know to whom the coat belongs.)
Whose car is parked in your driveway? (Again, we want to know the owner of the car that parked in the driveway.)
Hope that helps you, Mashael.
Hi Rebecca,
First of all, I would like to thank you for your teachings. And secondly, I have a request to ask.
Could you please explain the differences between “sometime” and “sometimes” as well as provide examples of their proper usage.
Thank you!
Sometime refers to an undetermined or unplanned time in the future.
Write to me sometime. (I don’t know when, but at some point in the future.)
Sometimes means occasionally, as in:
Sometimes I cook Chinese food.
I go to the park sometimes.
Hope this helps. My best to you.
The sound is on .
thank you .
thank u about your comment too can u teach us about objections thank u again from egypt
Thank you for your help .
hi rebecce thank yuo very mach for your explanetin
Hi Rebecce .
I am Vnese, i just watched a few your lesson,i watched one lesson many time to hear you saying in lesson, at first i almost understand a few but to watch many time so I understood more.
you said eng so slowly and clearly.
I
i am sorry, i want to write more to you,
may i ask you a question?
Could you show me how to study vocabulary so good and remember it so long?
i will be waiting your answer in next time
Thank you very much.
Use the vocabulary as often as possible in sentences of your own. Try to ask a teacher or English-speaking friend to let you know if you are using the words correctly. Also, read books, magazines and websites to expose yourself to more vocabulary and how it is used. There are also many specific books that help you improve your vocabulary. My best wishes to you.
hi. rebecca. thank you very much your videos are hilpfule i wish you bettre life
Hi Rebecca, thanks for your lessons, they have been very helpful so far. I’m very confused by the use of been and being, sometimes I do well, not others. Thanks once again.
i’m an haitian living in nassau bahamas,i’d like to say a very thanks you.Bacause you doing a very very good job.
hi rebecca,i have a big problem when i’m talking to somebody ,i can’t hear exactly what he says.if there is a best way to hear soomeone? can you help me.
Understanding someone is not so easy in the beginning because of many factors – the speed, the accent, the vocabulary, the idioms and so on. Try working specifically on improving your listening skills by borrowing books that focus on listening comprehension related to conversational English. We use a lot of standard responses in conversation and once you become familiar with them, it will be easier to catch what people are saying. All the best to you, Charlemagne.
hi rebecca, You are really good teacher for me. I used to watch your video every night to improve my English. Thank you so much.. Have a great day ever. Take care..
Hello!!!! REBECCA I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT U TEACH US BUT I CANT SPEAK TOO MUCH ENGLISH.. AFTER SOME MONTHS I HAVE A TRIP TO TORONTO TOO..I AM WAITING FOR UR SUGGESTION….BYE
Hello dear Rebeca ! It’s a pleasure to learn English from you , there are lots of English teachers through the world , but few of them have the gift of teaching like you.
Thanks God for your life .
dear rebecca,im littlebit confuse use to has been, have been, had been. please help me how to use these.thanks
recently saw someone write “I think I can”, then in same sentence wrote “or should that be ‘I think that I can’”. So I’m wondering the same thing
All great stuff, but when teaching to a camera and not a real class its really strange practise for the teacher to say “o.k?” and “alright?” throughout the lesson. It might be an interesting task to watch the video again and count how many time you say O.K? and Alright?!!
Alright, I’ll do that, okay?
Dear Rebecca Mam,
Could you please explain me about the usage of saying the action doing by somebody. eg. baby taking bath or feeding by his/her mother. etc
Dear Madam Rebecca,
you are really a great teacher thanks allot I have got very much by you. May you live long
Dear, Rebecca..
First of all I wanna say thanx a lot for your explaining of those words, and I just have tried the quiz and found my answers all correct. So I try to resume it by my own understanding.
Is it right when i said that Whose always need verb to complete the sentence and vice versa with who’s.
Please check my following sentences :
I am the man whose the book you are reading.
Who’s the man whose the wife works in hospital?
Thank’s for your respond Rebecca.
please, expalain about to be used in gramar, example, do, been, being etd. thanks before
. good luck
Tanks…
I meant thanks. ^
hi there!i’m jassi from India,wright now i;m in the philippine.i’m always whaching you’r vedio thanks a lot it helps me too much,,,GOD BLESS YOU
Hi Rebecca thanks for lesson today, I would like to ask you, how to use “be, been and being”?
Could you explain for me….
Thank you so much Rebecca..bye
thank you so much rebecca.thanks for the all lession
hi..very clear explanation..thank you..ive tried your ‘who’s’ & whose quiz and scored 100% correct..thanks..
my Q for ‘at’, ‘on’, ‘in’:if it is a country,which preposition we will use?
example:
I will be celebrating my Christmas in Singapore
I will be celebrating my Christmas at Singapore
Hi Rebecca ma’am, it is in fact very useul and helpful to me. Moreover it is really nice to see your comments too. Thank you anyway. God bless you.
More example
thank you
Hello, Rebecca thank you very much indeed you’re nice person and have nice job about telling these confused words. I hope you’ll get what you give learners, but the only thing I ask you is where I find further information about American accent although I live far distance from America or native people I try and want to realize my dream. Madam please give me if even it is little my side will become big!
help I confuse 5 senteces using whose in the middle. tanks
Hello Rebecca, I watched most of the video you all provided, and all of them are helpful to me specially for a non native English like me I thank you for all the hard work, my request is if you can teach us how to use MLA in english writing classes, the book we have are not very clear, thanks again..
thank you Rebecca.i understand every word cames out from your mouth.you are a good teacher.keep it
thanks
Very very thanks rebacca mam This lesson is very interesting and usefull for me.
Hi Rebecca,thank you for the video’s it is very helpful to me to improve my english.I’m watching your video’s everyday to improved my english.thanks again.
Hello Valen!
I realy empressed from your teaching style.
If you could help me in understanding the deference between “Training”, “Education”, “Learning”, as well as “Knowledge” and “Skill” it will be your kind … on me. Thanks in advance.
Thanks Teacher!
Can you help me how to use could and can. I know the rules,but some people use the word could in simple tenses, for example you too because I thought we should use the word “could” only in past tenses. I confuse because I want to say more correctly.Thank you for attention!
How about whom and whose?
you’re so fabulous!!! your strategies very awesome…u’re great!!!i’ve learned a lot in different ways…and i am very THANKFUL that i reached your lecture videos…GOD bless!
hi miss.rebecca very intresting and very understanding your lessons.i am enjoying your lessons.thanks to you.
i don’t understand english form & verbs.please you will learn some verbs or you tell to me other web for verbs.
Hello Dear teacher Rebecca ,
to begin with, all your topics are very useful to us you always do hardworking i really appreciate your time even your modest with.
i love your teaching way it makes English Language more easier than other languages .
Yours Sincerely ,
“Ameen”
Hi Dear! I´m from Brazil. I want to say how I enjoy your classes. You´re a great teacher! My dreem is being so good as you are. Thank you so much for your help!
thankxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx alot.I’ve been trying to learn more and more from you because you are the best teacher I’ve ever seen :-)
would you plz tell me ,where to use ,the and A ? thankx
hi rebecca,
thanks for this lesson .Can “WHO’S” means “WHO HAS” instead of who is ? for instance, I know the person who’s teh key.
cheers
I can use THAT (informal) instead of WHOSE(formal), right?
Hello, Rebecca i have a question about whom. How to use this word and when?
Hello, Rebecca thank you so much for your lesson. I have a question about whom. How to use it?
Thanks
no more confuse, i got 10 out of 10. you’re a wonderful female teacher. all the best 4 u.
Thank Rebecca.
I love your lesson very much.
Do you have time to teach us about “Whom”?
Thank.
thanks for your lesson,its really helpful
hello teacher.please help me.thank you in advance
i really don’t know how i can fill in the blank when reading passages .for example
The company …founded in Santa Monica,California ,in 1978.The original …,Lee Heng and Kavin ,were still students when they went ..business.
..idea was only to earn extra …..It began to grow rapidly and by 1980 profit was over $4 million.
what kind of word we need in a blank,please explain much clearly for me and some example .please
Thanks Rebecca.
I interested in your lessons.
Thank you
hi !!! rebecca,thanks a lot…i learned English Language..im yeah who’s can speak inglish with who’s&whose,whose living in Philippins…
im pinoy whose living in Philippines
hi rebeca i think you’re awesome you really helped me with this subject who’s and whose keep up the excelent work.
respected madam,
i have no words to thanku,
it is true whatever i have lern from you that even i did not get proper when i was in colleage, i am speeach less no word to decribe you thanks a lot god bless you mam
my respected teacher,i wish i were a bird so i would be able to fly to you…
Hi teacher!
Thank you so much for this lesson.I really got it.
thank you rebecca :) like your all videos :)
Thanks again, Rebecca. I really like your videos and I try to watch them every morning, 2 times each one. I think how wonderful can be if you will have 1 hour by week or even more to talk with us, by skype or another online platforms like WizIQ or Second Life. I wish to have the oportunity to listen to you live on the weekend, to talk with you, to read together… who know. Thank you again and thank you a lot for all your efforts.
thank you teacher for this lesson
thank you dear I loved each word.
Thank you rebecca for important tips……..
Thank you Rebecca for such an important lesson………..i was really confused between these two words……..now you have solved my problem……….
Hi,Rebecca thanks for great lesson.
I’ve a question.
Whose is this bag?
OR
Whose bag is this?
Are both correct?
yes
hello ma’am can you please make a video that can help me how to understand the differences of using the words “will, and would”?
i would like to ask what’s the different between who and whom. could you explain the different more specific? thank you.
As a ready check in such sentences, simply substitute the personal pronoun “he/him” or “she/her” for “who/whom.” If he or she would be the correct form, the proper choice is who.” If “him” or “her” would be correct, use “whom.”
Jones is the man whom I went fishing with last spring. (I went fishing with him.)
google for who vs whom
thanks anon for your answer. it’s helpful.
I´am when to use IT and when to use THERE. Can you please eksplain it for me? (sorry for my bad english)
hi Rebbecca ,i really like your videos and your way of teaching is such pretty but i want you to advise me about the better way to improve my skills ;thanks a lot
Great lesson! i have learnt enough
I love your website, it is really good job, and thanks what all you guys are working on it and help around of world for the people…
thank you robbeca your way of teaching very well
Hi, Rebecca my English is very bad, but i thank you somuch becouse i understand things from you
Thank you, Now I see the differences.
Thank
Hi Rebecca,
I am learning from your video. It’s really interesting. I need some clarity on the following-
1.when to use shall and will – for e.g which is right- i shall go for play or i will go for play
2.when to use would and will – for e.g i would like to come for dinner with you or i will like to come for dinner with you.
Would appreciate, if you can help in understanding the difference.
With warm regards,
Vishal
Hi Rebecca,Am michael
I am learning from your video. It’s really interesting. I need some clarity on the following-
1.when to use shall and will – for e.g which is right- i shall go for play or i will go for play
2.when to use would and will – for e.g i would like to come for dinner with you or i will like to come for dinner with you.
Would appreciate, if you can help in understanding the difference.
With warm regards,
Vishal
CAN YOU HELP PLS
Thanks again.I appreciate your’s coming here.
This video helps a lot especially to those readers or listeners who want to learn more about english. This is it. Thank you for showing this video patiently. I love it.
thanks rebecca .. I was really confused about these two words .. where should we use these. how we interpret in sentence … thanks again..
thanks rebecca .. I was really confused about these two words .. where should we use these. how we interpret these words in sentence … thanks again..
Hi Rebecca. Thanks for your helpful lesson.
I just have one question about the last sentence that you used as an example, ‘Who’s the person whose picture in the paper?’. Does it mean ‘Whose picture is that in the paper?’? I’ve got all correct answer out of 10 quiz but I couldn’t quite get only that last sentence in the video. Could you leave me a comment? and another simillar example sentence if you have one please? I will appreciate it. Thanks. :-)
Hello Rebecca! please teacher, Can you say me which question is more useful in the real speaking: whose car is this?…. or…. whose is this car?
I hope you can help me! thank you!
Greetings from Argentina
the last comment was mine.
sorry, I wanted to say what question is more common in the real speaking???…which one?
thanks!
thanks…very clear!my students understood it well :) <3
very helpful…thanks a lot Rebecca
Thanks for this video lesson, :-)
thanks mam.
So interesting lesson…thaks a lot Mrs Rebecca…I could clarify my doubt….
rebecca please help me !
how to make a question using who???