Whose Meaning. Whose is used in both defining and non-defining clauses. Need synonyms for whose.
Whose in relative clauses We use whose to introduce a relative clause indicating possession by people animals and things. Whose is the question word used to ask to whom a thing or things belongs. You use whose at the beginning of a relative clause where you mention something that belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned in the previous clause.
John works with that other chap whose name I cant remember.
Think of it this way. Definition of whosever Entry 2 of 2. Nov 11 2017 Whose is the possessive form of the pronoun who while whos is a contraction of the words who is or who has. In the sentence or cannot be replaced with who is.
