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Noun Phrases that are Possesive -- Possible?

 
 
odee
 
Reply Wed 13 Jun, 2012 09:27 pm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_noun_phrase

For example, if I wanted to say that the neighbor next door has a cat who is sweet, do I say:

"The neighbors next door's cat is sweet." -or-
"The neighbor's next door cat is sweet."

"The parlor down the street's pizza is fantastic" -or-
"The parlor's down the street pizza is fantastic."

Or is this even possible in proper, written grammar?

Thanks!!
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Roberta
 
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Reply Thu 14 Jun, 2012 01:21 am
@odee,
The next-door neighbor's cat is sweet. (It's the neighbor who's next door.)

The parlor down the street has fantastic pizza. (The possessive really doesn't work here.)
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