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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
She is a friend of my friends'
She is a friend of my friends. VS. She is a friend of my friends'
I think that the second sentence with a apostrophe is grammatically correct, referring to "A friend of mine"
But I heard many native English speakers say the first one and it is right. What do you teachers here think about it? Thank you so much as always and have a good day.
I think that the second sentence with a apostrophe is grammatically correct, referring to "A friend of mine"
But I heard many native English speakers say the first one and it is right. What do you teachers here think about it? Thank you so much as always and have a good day.
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I don't recall seeing a similar sentence with a final plural genitive but examples like these are commonly accepted in grammar books: He is a friend of John. He is a friend of John's. After the analogy of these examples, both your sentences would be correct.
- I don't recall seeing a similar sentence with a final plural genitive but examples like these are commonly accepted in grammar books: He is a friend of John.
- He is a friend of John's.
- After the analogy of these examples, both your sentences would be correct.
- The final apostrophe of the second sentence seems to serve no real purpose, though, and may just serve to distract the reader as he isn't accustomed to seeing it there.
- I recommend omitting it.
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I don't recall seeing a similar sentence with a final plural genitive but examples like these are commonly accepted in grammar books:
He is a friend of John.
He is a friend of John's.
After the analogy of these examples, both your sentences would be correct. The final apostrophe of the second sentence seems to serve no real purpose, though, and may just s
He is a friend of John.
He is a friend of John's.
After the analogy of these examples, both your sentences would be correct. The final apostrophe of the second sentence seems to serve no real purpose, though, and may just s
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