We can say:
- the smell of it
Can we say:
the arrival of him
the son of me
And we can't say:
- a suggestion of Mr. Smith (should be Mr.Smith's, right?)
Can we say:
- a suggestion of Mr. Smith appointed at that time. (the modifier is long)
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Can we say:
the arrival of him
the son of me
And we can't say:
Can we say:
Generally if the said noun is animated we use 's with the noun and if inanimated we use 'of' with the noun, eg, the boy's book, here the referred noun is animated. likewise, the legs of the chair, the referred noun is inanimated.Still there are some exception to this rule, if the noun inanimated is personified the rule as stated for animated noun is to be followed, like, sun's ray