The book Is divided Into four parts, one part for each question method. Each part Is subdded Into units. Thus-for example, the part dealing with words beginning wth wh- to ask questions to divided Into Individual units, each dealing with a particular wh-word such as who, which, what when and so on | who says You use who says when you want to emphasize how much you want to disagree with something that has been said it is used in informal contexts and is rather rude and often takes the form of a rhetorical question The Christmas party will have to be cancelled. Who says That s for me as organizer to decide. You ll have to move out of the flat now that you and Sue have broken up. Who says The fiat s in my name. I m not going anywhere who s that 1 You can say who s that when you want someone to identify themselves because you cannot see them Who s that Is there someone downstairs It s me Mum. I just came back for my bike. See you later I m sure I heard someone in the garden. Who s that It s no one. It s Just the cat from next door. Who s that I won t open the door at this time of night unless you tell me who you are. It s the police Mrs Smith. You can also say who s there in this situation m sure I heard a noise upstairs. Who s there You can also use who s that when you are asking someone the identity of someone else Who s that over there He looks familiar. That s Jill s husband. 10 How to ask questions 2 You sometimes use who s that when you want to know the identity of a telephone caller although it is more usual and more polite to say who s speaking please. You usually use who s that in this context when you are annoyed especially when no one says anything at the other end of the line In American English people sometimes use who s this in the above context. Who s that I m in a hurry. whoever You can make a question sound more emphatic by using whoever instead of who especially when you are surprised shocked or angry about something. It sometimes introduces a rhetorical question. Whoever would be cruel enough to treat a dog like that Whoever would be foolish enough to invest in such a risky scheme People like my husband unfortunately Whoever can that be knocking at the door at this time of night Whom You use whom in questions when you want to know the name or .
