ENGLISH GRAMMAR: Whose vs. Who's

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Whose versus who’s.
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So the apostrophe S in most  cases can show possessions,  
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like in ‘Sam’. Sam's book. Apostrophe  S. “The book that belongs to Sam.”
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But that does not apply to “who” apostrophe S.  That is only: “who is”. Who's here. Who is here.
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If you want to show possession, “Whose book is  this?”, then it's W-H-O-S-E. Whose: possession.
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“Who's” with the apostrophe:  contraction, “who is”.
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