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Another way to show possession
in English is through
using of. Possessives
of this type use
the following pattern:
noun phrase / one
/ number
or quantity
+
of +
possessive noun / possessive pronoun.
Examples:
I'd like you to meet a
friend of Bob's /
a friend of his.
Isn't that painting one
of Sue's / one of hers?
Sue's painting was displayed
with several of Lee's /
several
of
his.
They bought two paintings
of Sue's and one of Lee's /
They bought two paintings of hers
and one of his.
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