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Sunny123 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

a friend of my mother?

Which one is correct?
I guess A is correct.

"Have you met Mozhgan? She is a friend of ____."

A. my mother
B. my mothers'
C. my mother's
D. my mothers
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3 Answers
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A is fine, but they are probably wanting you to answer C (the double possessive.).
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/double-possessives?page=1
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AlpheccaStarsA is fine, but they are probably wanting you to answer C (the double possessive.).http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/double-possessives?page=1
A. my mother
B. my mothers'
C. my mother's
D. my mother
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Grammatically yes, but the people who wrote the quiz want you to show your knowledge of the double possessive form, which is quite natural in this particular context.

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