 Sat Sep 30, 2006 14:57 pm A baby's bedroom vs. A bedroom of the baby |
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Saying "a bedroom of the baby" sounds unnatural and also leads me to believe that the baby has more than one bedroom.
| Conchita wrote: | | Use the possessive mainly with people, countries or animals. For inanimate objects, you can use of + noun, except in certain fixed expressions. It is also possible to change the second noun into an (invariable) adjective: the computer keyboard, the house keys, the book cover. |
Saying "the baby's bedroom" is normal.
(Babies are people, too.  )
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