Whose vs Who's Meaning, Difference, Grammar, Practice with Example English Sentences

Hello, guys. Time for a quick listening test today.

大家好。今天是时候进行快速听力测试了。

Listen to me very carefully.

非常仔细地听我说。

‘Whose mother is this?’

“这是谁的母亲？”

Now what am I saying?

现在我在说什么？

‘Who’s’? or ‘Whose’?

'谁是'？或“谁的”？

What do you think?

你怎么认为？

If you don't know, or if you have difficulty with ‘who's’ and ‘whose’,

如果您不知道，或者您对“谁”和“谁的”有困难，那么

this video is for you. Keep on watching.

这个视频适合您。继续观看。

Hi, guys. My name is Fanny.

嗨，大家好。我叫范妮。

And in this video, I'm going to explain to you the difference between

在这个视频中，我将向您解释

‘who's’ ‘who + apostrophe + s’

“谁”“谁+撇号+ s”

And ‘whose’ in one word, ‘whose’.

和“谁”之间的区别，用一个词“谁”来表示。

Now it's very simple but it's very confusing,

现在很简单，但很令人困惑，

because they both sound the same.

因为它们听起来都一样。

So even native speakers make a lot of mistakes. Okay?

所以即使是母语人士也会犯很多错误。好的？

So listen to me very carefully. It's very simple.

所以请非常仔细地听我说。这很简单。

‘who’s’ ‘who + apostrophe + s’ is the contraction

'who's' 'who + 撇号 + s' 是

of the verb ‘to be’.

动词 'to be' 的

So it's actually ‘who is’.

缩写 。 所以它实际上是“谁是”。

If I say, ‘who's on the phone?’

如果我说“谁在打电话？”

It’s ‘who is on the phone’.

这是“谁在打电话”。

‘whose’ in one word ‘whose’

“谁的”一词中的“谁的”

is the possessive.

是所有格。

It means who does it belong to.

这意味着它属于谁。

For example,

例如，

‘Whose bag is this?’

“这是谁的包？”

meaning ‘who does this bag belong to?’

意思是“这个包属于谁？”

And you can say, ‘It's my bag.’

你可以说，“这是我的包。”

‘It's your bag.’ It's a possessive.

“这是你的包。”这是一种占有欲。

If you really don't know

如果您真的不知道，

just try and replace the ‘s’ or ‘se’ with the verb 'to be'.

请尝试用动词“to be”替换“s”或“se”。

And see if it works.

看看它是否有效。

If it works, then it's the contraction of the verb ‘to be’.

如果它有效，那么它就是动词“to be”的缩写。

Let's see together with a few examples.

我们一起来看几个例子。

First, ‘Who's calling?’

首先，“谁打来的电话？”

Which one is it?

哪一个？

Is it the contraction of the verb ‘to be’

是动词“to be”的缩写

or is it the possessive?

还是所有格？

Can you say, ‘Who is calling?’ Does that work?

你能说“谁打来的电话吗？”那样有用吗？

Yes, it does.

是的，它确实。

So it is the contraction of the verb to be.

所以它是动词 to be 的缩写。

‘Who is calling?’

'是谁打来的？'

Now a second example,

现在是第二个例子，

well, let's take our very first example.

让我们来看第一个例子。

‘Whose mother is this?’

“这是谁的母亲？”

Which one is it?

哪一个？

Is it the verb ‘to be’?

是动词“to be”吗？

Or Is it the possessive?

或者是所有格？

Can you say, ‘Who is mother is this?’

你能说“这是谁的妈妈吗？”

No. You can't. It's incorrect.

不，你不能。这是不正确的。

It's the possessive. ‘Whose mother is this?’

这是占有欲。 “这是谁的母亲？”

It's my mother. It's your mother.

这是我的母亲。这是你的母亲。

It's his mother.

这是他的母亲。

Okay?

好的？

Now one final example.

现在是最后一个例子。

‘Who's in the house?’

“谁在屋子里？”

Come on, guys.

拜托了伙计们。

Which one is it?

哪一个？

Is it the verb ‘to be’ or is it the possessive?

是动词“to be”还是所有格？

It's obviously the verb ‘to be’.

显然是动词“to be”。

You can say, ‘Who is in the house?’

你可以说：“谁在房子里？”

Okay? I really hope you understand the difference.

好的？我真的希望你能理解其中的区别。

It's a very common mistake.

这是一个非常常见的错误。

But it's not difficult to fix.

但修复起来并不困难。

Okay. So keep practicing.

好的。所以继续练习吧。

Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

Thank you for watching guys.

谢谢你们的观看。

Thank you guys for watching my video.

谢谢你们观看我的视频。

I hope you liked it.

我希望你喜欢它。

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如果您这样做了，请向我们表示您的支持。

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点击“喜欢”。

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