Actually, no. That means the book is a friend of yours.I know I can say “This book is one of my friends'”
You need: This is one of my friends' books.But can I say "This is one of my friends' book"?
PerhapsPerhaps you left out an apostrophe. This book is one of my friend's.
Thank you Barque!Welcome to the forum.
Actually, no. That means the book is a friend of yours.
Perhaps you left out an apostrophe. This book is one of my friend's.
But in speech, it would sound as if you were calling the book a friend and it isn't natural in writing either.
You need: This is one of my friends' books.
But I think more usual ways of saying it are:
This is my friend's book.
This book belongs to a friend.
Yes, that works. So does mine, if you think of "one" as applying to the book, rather than to "friends".but the apostrophe should not be there. --> friends'
Thank you BoozerPerhaps, but the apostrophe should not be there. --> friends'
I agree, of course, that in speech it would sound like you have friends and this book is one of them.![]()
Maybe not, but it's so awkward that I wouldn't use it.I think theoretically this sentence isn't necessarily wrong in grammar
Got it, thanks! Your explainations just come in handy!Maybe not, but it's so awkward that I wouldn't use it.
It's ambiguous too. This book is one of my friends' can also mean that your friends own some books together and this is one of them.