comma

In the second sentence the "and" links the two clauses, so no comma. What's that trailing apostrophe after "friend"?

I think there's is a difference where punctuation is concerned - 'then', 'and then'.
As for the apostrophe, I mean 'friend's house', just as I would say "grandmother's" to mean grandmother's house. Am I wrong in regard to 'friend's'?

Thanks.

I edited my post while you were composing your reply. I missed the 'and' in your second sentence.

You placed the apostrophe after the 's' of 'friends'.

In conversation we might say "I went to my friend's" but in writing we write out in full where we went e.g. my friend's house, my friend's boat, my friend's garden.

We place the possessive apostrophe after the 's' of a plural noun or a singular noun ending in the letter 's'.

My friend's house had a red roof. (The house belonging to my friend has a red roof)

My friend's houses all have had red roofs. (The houses belonging to my friend...)

My friends' houses all have different roofs (The houses belonging to my friends...)

All hail the power of Jesus' name!

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Hi Contrex

You haven't answered my questions.

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Yes I have



I implied that the comma was required in the first sentence.

Also, these examples needed correction due to hasty posting:-

My friend's house has a red roof. (The house belonging to my friend has a red roof)

My friend's houses all have red roofs. (The houses belonging to my friend...)

Thanks, Contrex, for guiding me all along.