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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Possessive Case

In the blue sentence, Harry is in apposition to friend:

This is our friend Harry.

Question: In the red sentence, is Harry's in apposition to friend, or is the appostrophe the possessive of the whole phrase this is our friend Harry's?

This is our friend Harry's girlfriend.





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English 1b3 In the red sentence, is Harry's in apposition to friend, Yes, or more precisely, Harry is in apposition to our friend . English 1b3 is the ap p ostrophe the possessive of the whole phrase this is our friend Harry's? No.

— CalifJim

  • English 1b3 In the red sentence, is Harry's in apposition to friend, Yes, or more precisely, Harry is in apposition to our friend .
  • English 1b3 is the ap p ostrophe the possessive of the whole phrase this is our friend Harry's?
  • No.
  • What the possessive ending 's is being added to is "our friend Harry".
  • This is the girlfriend | of our friend Harry .
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English 1b3In the red sentence, is Harry's in apposition to friend,
Yes, or more precisely, Harry is in apposition to our friend.
English 1b3is the appostrophe the possessive of the whole phrase this is our friend Harry's?
No.

What the possessive ending 's is being added to is "our fr
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CalifJimWhat the possessive ending 's is being added to is "our friend Harry".

Hi,

Thanks, that's what I meant.
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