Why an apostrophe must be used at the end of the noun in the following sentence?
Here is the sentence:
Are you a friend of Rachel's?

I always thought I should say "Are you friend of Rachel?" or "Are you Rachel's friend?"

Question

Why an apostrophe must be used at the end of the noun in the following sentence?
Here is the sentence:
Are you a friend of Rachel's?

I always thought I should say "Are you friend of Rachel?" or "Are you Rachel's friend?"

Answer

"Are you a friend of Rachel's?" is not grammatically correct, but you will often hear it in casual or everyday conversation. No apostrophe "s" is needed.

The 2 ways you rephrased the sentence are grammatically correct.

Answer

I believe it's the same way as we say "He is a friend of mine", not "of me"

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