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Hi,
Could you please explain the use of apostrophe s in the sentence:
"He was a good friend of my father's."
Why not simply "my father"?
Thanks
Top answer
It's often spoken with the 's as it trips off the tongue better, but I agree with you - there seems no grammatical reason to have it. I'll let one of the more authoritative people answer definitively though!
- It's often spoken with the 's as it trips off the tongue better, but I agree with you - there seems no grammatical reason to have it.
- I'll let one of the more authoritative people answer definitively though!
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It's often spoken with the 's as it trips off the tongue better, but I agree with you - there seems no grammatical reason to have it.
I'll let one of the more authoritative people answer definitively though!
0ghera typing en"He was a good friend of my father's."Why not simply "my father"?
It is also correct.
CB
0This is called the "double possessive" and it is natural and common for pronouns and people. Here is a resource:
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