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GRAMMAR

-’s

Подпись: We normally use -'s for people or animals (the girl's... / the horse's... etc.):
the girl's name the horse's tail Mr Evans's daughter
a woman's hat the manager's office Sarah's eyes
Where is the manager's office? (not 'the office of the manager')
What colour are Sarah's eyes? (not 'the eyes of Sarah')
Note that you can use -'s without a following noun:
This isn't my book. It's my brother's. (= my brother's book)
We do not always use -'s for people. For example, we would use of... in this sentence:
What is the name of the man who lent us the money? ('the man who lent us the money' is too long to be followed by -'s)
Note that we say a woman's hat (= a hat for a woman), a boy's name (= a name for a boy), a bird's egg (= an egg laid by a bird) etc.
For things, ideas etc. we normally use of (...of the book / ...of the restaurant etc.):
the door of the garage (not 'the garage's door')
the name of the book the owner of the restaurant
Sometimes you can use the structure noun + noun :
the garage door the restaurant owner
We normally use of (not noun + noun ) with the beginning / end / top / bottom / front / back /
middle / side etc. So we say:
the back of the car (not 'the car back')
the beginning of the month
After a singular noun we use -'s:
my sister's room (= her room - one sister) Mr Carter's house
After a plural noun (sisters-, friends etc.) we put' (an apostrophe) after the s (s'):
my sisters' room (= their room - two or more sisters)
the Carters' house (Mr and Mrs Carter)
If a plural noun does not end in -s (for example, men / women / children / people) we use -'s:
the men's changing room a children's book (- a book for children)
Note that you can use -'s after more than one noun:
Jack and Jill's wedding Mr and Mrs Carter's house