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Belly Posted 19 years ago
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The name of that girl

The name of that girl

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The name of that girl's

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The name of that girl.

  • The name of that girl.
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Hi, Belly

Sure it's "the name of that girl", or "that girl's name".

Don't mix them together!
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Why not "girl's"?So when to put and "'s" after people to express possession relationship?
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Belly do that for other people: A friend of my father's, an associate of Mary's.
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You can only use the X of Y's construction with a, not with the, and then there must be a possibility of Y having more than one X.

You have the name of that girl's, not a name of that girl's; and it's not likely the girl has more than one name, so it sounds strange.

Use the name of that girl.

CJ
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CalifJimYou can only use the X of Y's construction with a, not with the, and then there must be a possibility of Y having more than one X.

You have the name of that girl's, not a name of that girl's; and it's not likely the girl has more than one name, so it sounds strange.

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