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Tell me please of there is any difference between the following sentences?
A friend of Kate came over for my birthday party.
A friend of Kate's came over for my birthday party.
Are both sentence correct? If so, is there the smallest difference in meaning?
They are both correct, and there is only a slight difference in meaning. You could read more into it than intended, but for the most part, they would be understood the same way.
"A friend of Kate" means someone who is a friend to Kate.
"A friend of Kate's" uses the possessive, so is someone Kate regards as a friend.
Assuming that the friendship is two-way, they both mean the same thing. :)
