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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Which is correct? Ben and Tommy's business, The Pampered Pet, is opening today! or

Ben's and Tommy's business, The Pampered Pet, is opening today!
  

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Saying Ben and Tommy's business is standard.

  • Saying Ben and Tommy's business is standard.
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Saying Ben and Tommy's business is standard.
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Ben and Tommy's business, The Pampered Pet, is opening today! (If the business is jointly owned by both of them, the sentence is correct.)
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You could say "Ben's and Tommy's businesses" if Ben and Tommy each have their own business:

Ben's and Tommy's businesses, The Cat's Meow and The Cuddly Canine, are both very successful.

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