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Aditileo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Friend of Jane or Jane's

Which one is correct?
He is friend of Jane.
or He is friend of Jane's?
  

Top answer

The first one. He is a friend of Jane.

— Vsuresh

  • The first one.
  • He is a friend of Jane.
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The first one.
He is a friend of Jane.
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Thank you, AlpheccaStars.
I'm sorry for the mistake.
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And what about ' He is a Jane's friend ' ?
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Anonymous And what about ' He is a Jane's friend ' ?
No.
He is Jane's friend.
He is one of Jane's friends.
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AlpheccaStarsHe is one of Jane's friends.
My personal preference!
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AnonymousHe is a Jane's friend
No. You can never have a, an, or the together with a possessive like Jane's, Mr. Smith's, or even my or his.

CJ
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Why do we say "friend of mine" and "friend of hers", but not "friend of Jane's"?

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I came to this page, because I am writing a story, and found myself writing exactly that: "friend of Jane's" which didn't look grammatical, so I changed it to "friend of Jane", then it didn't sound right.

If you are trying to sound like a native English speaker you have a problem, because, it is incorrect, but that's what you will hear native English speakers say "I am a friend of Jane's

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