‘Wear’ is the present tense of the verb ‘to wear’:
The Chelsea Pensionerswear their uniform with pride.‘Whose’ or ‘who’s’
‘Whose’ is a relative pronoun which is usually linked to a
noun:
This is the boywhose father owns the Indian restaurant.‘Who’s’ is an abbreviation of ‘who is’:
Who’s your favourite football player?‘Your’ and ‘you’re’
‘Your’ is a possessive adjective and is followed by a noun. It
indicates possession:
Your trainers are filthy.‘You’re’ is an abbreviation for ‘you are’:
You’re not allowed to walk over that field.Exploring homonyms
Some words have the same spelling but can have different
meanings. This will usually depend on the context. The pronun-
ciation can also change. These words are calledhomonyms.
bow a tied ribbon or bow to incline the head
(noun) part of a violin (verb)
calf the fleshy part of the calf a young cow
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