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Which is correct:
a) "In that afternoon, Jim Dionne, who is an occasional fishing partner OF DAD'S, took his boat out on the Kennebunk River and headed over to Walkers' Point."
Or
a) "In that afternoon, Jim Dionne, who is an occasional fishing partner OF DAD, took his boat out on the Kennebunk River and headed over to Walkers' Point."
Top answer
The apostrophe usually gets used to replace a phrase involving 'of'. Because you are using the 'of' phrase, you do not need to use the apostrophe. It could have been 'Dad's occasional fishing partner' but you've chosen the 'of' structure instead of the apostrophe version.
- The apostrophe usually gets used to replace a phrase involving 'of'.
- Because you are using the 'of' phrase, you do not need to use the apostrophe.
- It could have been 'Dad's occasional fishing partner' but you've chosen the 'of' structure instead of the apostrophe version.
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The apostrophe usually gets used to replace a phrase involving 'of'. Because you are using the 'of' phrase, you do not need to use the apostrophe.
It could have been 'Dad's occasional fishing partner' but you've chosen the 'of' structure instead of the apostrophe version.
0In my US standard dialect, "partner of Dad" is impossible. It's "partner of Dad's".
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