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who'll

pron.
A1 Beginner wholl Archaic

pron. a short way of saying 'who will'. You use it to ask which person is going to do something in the future.

pron. a contraction of the relative or interrogative pronoun 'who' and the auxiliary verb 'will'. Used to introduce a question or a relative clause referring to future intent or certainty.


SIMPLE

Who'll help me clean the kitchen?

CONTEXTUAL

The manager is looking for a volunteer who'll take over the weekend shifts starting next month.

COMPLEX

In any group project, there is always the question of who'll step up to lead and who'll prefer to follow the instructions of others.

Usage

A contraction used primarily in speech and informal writing; in formal academic contexts, the full form 'who will' is preferred.

Pitfall

Who'll is coming?Who's coming?Learners sometimes confuse 'who'll' (who will) with 'who's' (who is) when talking about the present or immediate future.

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