Nouns: Nouns #19: Possessives for Phrases

Nouns #19:
Possessives for Phrases

When it is necessary to make phrases possessive, use of before the phrase, but use 's or ' after the phrase. phrase possessives the ESL Cafe the creator of the ESL Cafe / the ESL Cafe's creator Arizona State University the campus of Arizona State University / Arizona State University's campus the state of Illinois the governor of the state of Illinois / the state of Illinois's governor the U.S. the President of the U.S. / the U.S.' President several Asian countries the people of several Asian countries / several Asian countries' people

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Special Note:

For phrases, of possessives are generally more common than
's or ' possessives.