Possessive case- a confusion.

[djoardar1969]

Hi,

We add 's at the end of the noun to make it possessive.

For living things we used to follow the above rule:
Example : John's father bought an electronic toy from the sumpermarket.

But, can we follow the same rule for non-living things?

Example : The chair's leg is broken.(In my opinion,it is incorrect.)
Or
The leg of the chair is broken.(In my opinion, it is correct.)

Are both the sentences correct?

Debasish Joardar

[Molly]

Yes, the 's is used for some inanimate objects, but not all. Some sound odd, e.g. "the hotel's door was locked"

[djoardar1969]

Hi,

Not very much clear to me.

I am still confused with the term 'some inanimate objects'. kindly give some idea about the type of 'inanimate objects' where we should use 's.

Debasish

[Molly]

Last year's model.
Todays' meeting

etc.