“of”
instead of ―‗
s”
is always
recommended when a phrasal possessive is long awkward, as the policies of the
Society for the Investigation of the Increase in Taxes, rather than The Society for
the Investigation of the Increase in Taxes‘ policies; and when a series of
possessives make a bungled and confusing sequence, as the brother of the cousin
of Joe‘s partner, rather than Joe‘s parter‘s cousin‘s brother. The latter is sometimes
called the ―tandem‖ possessive and should be avoided.
But note that the ―
of
‖ possessive may lead to ambiguity, context alone being
depended upon to clarify. Thus, if you say the depredations of the enemy, you may
mean the depredations suffered by the enemy or the depredations committed by the
enemy upon others. It is necessary to use the preposition ―
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