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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.

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    If you must try to cram too much information into one sentence, put the -'s after Tiger and remove all the commas.
    – John Lawler
    Commented May 3, 2022 at 17:20
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    Sorry, @JohnLawler, that's too simple and clear.
    – Yosef Baskin
    Commented May 3, 2022 at 17:38
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    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
    Commented May 3, 2022 at 18:15
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    Commented May 3, 2022 at 18:16

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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)

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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
    Commented May 3, 2022 at 18:20

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