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Coat Mine Friend's Friend Belongs Connected S/ S Compare

Idx 1956
Keyword of
Sub Entry Number 5
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence This coat isn't mine. It's of a friend.
Correct Sentence This coat isn't mine. It's a friend's.
Cloze Error Sentence This coat isn't mine. It's [[of a friend]].
Cloze Sentence This coat isn't mine. It's [[a friend's]].
Cloze Answer a friend's
Choices a friend's | of a friend
Explanation

To say that something belongs to or is connected with someone, use -'s/-s' (NOT of ). Compare: 'Pam's husband', 'Julia's house', 'her father's car', 'a beginners' course in French conversation'

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