Possessives with Appositive Forms
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Possessives with Appositive Forms :
When a possessive noun is followed by an appositive, a word that renames or explains that noun, the apostrophe +s is added to the appositive, not to the noun.
When this happens, we drop the comma that would normally follow the appositive phrase.
We must get Joe Bidwell, the family attorney's signature.
Create such constructions with caution, however, as you might end up writing something that looks silly:
I wrecked my best friend, Bob's car.
You're frequently better off using the "of-genitive" form, writing something like "We must get the signature of Joe Bidwell, the family attorney" and "I wrecked the car of my best friend, Bob."
Related Links :
Possessives with Gerunds
Possessives versus Adjectival Labels
Possessives of Plurals
Irregular Plurals
Holidays Showing Possession
Compound Possessives
Possessives Constructions
Compound Constructions
Possessives with Appositive Forms
Double Possessives
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