OF vs. 'S
© 2001 by Orchid Land Publications
[updated 2-8-01]
The difference between of and 's is laid out in the Orchid Land Publication, Variation in the data (1992), pp. 99-102. The former genitive ending, -(e)s, is of course now a postpostion that can follow an entire noun phrase--a noun followed by an adjective, prepositional phrase, infinitival phrase, or relative clause (e.g. "the guy I talked to's car").
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The construction [X's
Y] + [modifier of X]
should |
| The dog's kennel that is black. ==>
The kennel of the dog that is black. John's son, who is middle-aged. ==> The son of John, [who is] now ,middle-aged.. |
Sometimes, we use of instead of an expected 's to avoid prounciation difficulties; e.g. Demosthenes' speech ==> The speech of Demosthenes.
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