Ellipsis in noun phrases with possessive case

Question

Can you omit the second occurrence of the word "poems" in a sentence like the following?

I like Lord Byron's poems, and also enjoy a number of Percy Shelley's [poems].

I'll show you mine if you show me yours. You can omit both occurrences of the relevant noun if you want. — FumbleFingers, Sep 05 '13 at 19:58
This question appears to be off-topic because it is better suited to [ell.se] — TrevorD, Sep 05 '13 at 22:10
So maybe you should change the name of this website to "English Language Advanced Elite Only" or something to avoid people mistakenly thinking that it is about everything English-related? (as the current name suggests) :q — SasQ, Mar 28 '19 at 06:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 05 '13 at 20:44

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Yes, you can.

Also, extending @FumbleFingers' comment, you could even omit the first "poems":

I like Lord Byron's (and also enjoy a number of Percy Shelley's) poems.

answered Sep 05 '13 at 20:44

JeffSahol

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