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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

set off a person's age, possessive

When setting off a person's age, one uses comma before and after:

John, 18, lives in France.

Is it correct to do the same when "John" is possessive? For example: John's, 18, labrador is white.

If not, do you have a source on that?

Regards, John
  

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Anonymous John's, 18, labrador is white. That doesn't work at all. It is not John's that is 18.

  • Anonymous John's, 18, labrador is white.
  • That doesn't work at all.
  • It is not John's that is 18.
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AnonymousJohn's, 18, labrador is white.
That doesn't work at all. It is not John's that is 18.

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