Whome vs. Whose — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Whome and Whose
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Definitions
Whome
Obsolete spelling of whom
Whose
Belonging to or associated with which person
A Mini was parked at the kerb and Juliet wondered whose it was
Whose round is it?
Whose
Of whom or which (used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause)
A willow tree whose branches reached right to the ground
He's a man whose opinion I respect
Whose
Belonging to or associated with which person
A Mini was parked at the kerb and Juliet wondered whose it was
Whose round is it?
Whose
Of whom or which (used to indicate that the following noun belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause)
He's a man whose opinion I respect
A willow tree whose branches reached right to the ground
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Whose
The possessive form of who.
Whose
The possessive form of which.
Whose
(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
Whose wallet is this?
Whose
(relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
Venus, whose sister Serena is, won the latest championship.
Whose
(relative) Of which, belonging to which.
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Whose
(interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
Whose
(relative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.
Whose
The possessive case of who or which. See Who, and Which.
Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee.
The question whose solution I require.
