Which possessive noun is correct, passer's-by or passer-by's?
1 Answer
Apr 21, 2018
The correct form is passer-by's.
Explanation:
This combination of two words (called a compound word), is thought of as one single word. So the grammatical rules for possessive would still apply to it.
The possessive singular is
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