What is correct? "My cat's, Tiger's, food is on sale." "My cat's, Tiger, food is on sale."

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What is correct?

My cat's, Tiger's, food is on sale.

My cat, Tiger's, food is on sale.

My cat's, Tiger, food is on sale.

If you must try to cram too much information into one sentence, put the -'s after Tiger and remove all the commas. — John Lawler, May 03 '22 at 17:20
Does this answer your question? Appositives with possessiveness? 'The boy, Adam's, favorite toy was a bike.'? ... 'Since the boy and Adam are both noun phrases in an apposition relation, that in itself constitutes an NP, and that NP ends with Adam. Hence that's where -'s may be placed.
The boy, Adam's, favorite toy was a bike.' (John Lawler) — Edwin Ashworth, May 03 '22 at 18:15
Questions about correctness are usually better handled over at [ell.se] — Mitch, May 03 '22 at 18:16

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 03 '22 at 18:14

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I'm assuming Tiger is the name of your cat and his food is on sale - if that's really what you want to convey, it should read: My cat Tiger's food is on sale. (Possessive before noun)

answered May 03 '22 at 18:14

The_English_Teacher

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No comma between NPs in an appositive relation? Have you a supporting reference, T-E-T? If you check, you will find that unsupported answers are rarely considered convincing on ELU. – Edwin Ashworth May 03 '22 at 18:20

What is correct? "My cat's, Tiger's, food is on sale." "My cat's, Tiger, food is on sale."

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