Question

What was the difference between the writer and his friends ?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

You have one "friend". Friend is a singular word.

When you have more than one friend, you call them "friends". Friends is a plural term.

When you refer to something or someone associated with your friend, you use "friend's". Example, if Tom is your friend and you refer to his hat, you can say my friend's hat. Or you can say Tom's hat.

There is one more usage of the 's. It is when you want to compress the sentence. If I want to shorten the sentence "Tom is leaving", I can say "Tom's leaving". So, if Tom is your friend, you can say "My friend's leaving". It does not shorten the sentence too much, obviously. But it is used in informal conversations, to not have to stress on the word "is".

Answer 2

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You have one "friend". Friend is a singular word.

When you have more than one friend, you call them "friends". Friends is a plural term.

When you refer to something or someone associated with your friend, you use "friend's". Example, if Tom is your friend and you refer to his hat, you can say my friend's hat. Or you can say Tom's hat.

There is one more usage of the 's. It is when you want to compress the sentence. If I want to shorten the sentence "Tom is leaving", I can say "Tom's leaving". So, if Tom is your friend, you can say "My friend's leaving". It does not shorten the sentence too much, obviously. But it is used in informal conversations, to not have to stress on the word "is".