Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumWhose versus who's
Standard English Conventions practice question
The scientist ____ research won the prize gave a brief and modest speech.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. whoseCorrect
- B. who's
- C. who
- D. that
Answer: A. whose
The research belongs to the scientist, so a possessive relative pronoun is needed: 'whose research'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. who's
- 'who's' means 'who is' — 'the scientist who is research' doesn't work.
- C. who
- 'who' can't show possession: 'the scientist who research won' is missing the ownership.
- D. that
- 'that' can't show possession either; 'the scientist that research won' is ungrammatical.
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