Source: http://englishcoffer-cse.blogspot.com.es/2011/01/saxon-genitive-possessive-s.

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THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SHOW POSSESSION IN

ENGLISH: VERB “TO HAVE” / “HAVE GOT”, POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES (MY, YOUR, HIS…), GENITIVE SAXON (‘S) OR
“OF”-STRUCTURE.

A) ‘S (APOSTROPHE + S)

The student ‘s pencil

Person who has the thing the thing

RULES:
 Plural nouns:
 Words ending in –s: ‘ - the students' uniforms

 Irregular plurals: ‘s - the children's toys

 Singular names ending in –s: ‘s – James's house (pronounced /zIz/)

B) “OF” STRUCTURE

If the possessor is not a person, use an “of”-structure:

 The legs of the table

 The pages of the book

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