Welcome Everyone to another daily dose of knowledge. Today we will learn the difference between “Lose & Loose” – “Loss & Lost” – “Whose & Who’s” – “Been & Being”. ⚫Lose means to be deprived of something or to become unable to find something. The past tense of lose is lost. Ex 1: I lost my wallet. Ex 2: . Did you lose your key?
⚫Loss: refers to the act of losing. Eg Her departure from the team is a huge loss. Loss is also the opposite of win. ⚫Loose means that something is not tight or firmly in place. Ex: I have a loose tooth. You cannot say did you loose your wallet, this is incorrect!
⚫Whose is used to show possession eg: whose bag is this?
⚫Who’s is a contraction(abbreviate) of who is and who has. Ex 1 : who’s been sitting on my chair. Ex 2: Who’s going to take care of this. You cannot say whose the person, this is incorrect.
⚫Been: is a past participle of the word be and is usually used after the words have, had or has. Been is mostly used when there is a past condition in a statement. Ex 1: He has been busy lately. Ex 2: I have been washing for the past 3 hours.
⚫Being: is a present participle of Be and is never used after the word have or its other forms (had or has) . It is used to show action that is or has been happening. Eg: we are being served. Ex 2: She is being overly dramatic. Ex 3: Do you enjoy being this annoying. ⚫
The word Fort or Forté is actually pronounced FORT not For-Tay.
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