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Nouns, articles & quantity · CEFR B1 · Independent
People and animals take ’s. Objects and ideas usually take "of". Time expressions take ’s too — a day's work, two weeks' notice.
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The corner of the room was dark.
person's thing · the + thing + of + the + thing
Question 1 of 1
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Example 1 of 1
The corner of the room was dark.
A room is an object, so "of" sounds natural and ’s does not.
The shape
person's thing · the + thing + of + the + thing
Choose the natural way to show belonging.
In Hindi
लोगों और जानवरों के साथ ’s। चीज़ों और विचारों के साथ आम तौर पर "of"।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
The room's corner was dark. | The corner of the room was dark. A room is an object, so "of" sounds natural and ’s does not. |
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
's or of? is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to nouns, articles & quantity. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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