possessive s

correct

Thank you very much.

Just to make the rule clearer I will use 's with animate objects, organization/club/company/country (i.e. any thing that have animate objects) and dates. However, I wont use 's with anything else (e.g. chair leg, book cover, etc).

Best wishes

No, the possessive 's can be used with inanimate objects - the book's cover was badly torn. That one of the table's legs was a little shorter than the others so it was wobbly.

Thanks Grammar Geek. So should I use 's with everything (animate/inanimate)?

I was thinking about this after I posted. This is another area that as a native speaker I have never considered before.

You CAN (may) use it with all items, but you can also say "The table leg is scratched" or "The book cover is torn." When you want to differentiate between THIS table versus THAT table, you would use the possessive 's. When you want to draw attention to the fact that it

It can be used with (usually) big cities, too.

Grammar Geek"The book's cover showed an almost-naked lady. No wonder it sold so well!"

No wonder at all. May I ask you what was that book's title G²? :rotfl:

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Uh huh, YoHf... and how many people purchased Sheherazadeas their first classical music recording for the same reason?

Thank you very much for the clarification. Now it is more clearer.

Grammar GeekUh huh, YoHf... and how many people purchased Sheherazadeas their first classical music recording for the same reason?