2.183 other uses of 's

The use of apostrophe s ('s) is not just restricted to nouns and names or to indicating possession or association. For example, it can be used in a qualifying phrase beginning with the preposition 'of', and it can be used like a possessive pronoun. Some nouns with ''s' added can also be used as modifiers in front of a noun. These other uses of the possessive form are explained in paragraphs 2.188 to 2.192.

Note that in addition to being the possessive form, the pattern ''s' can also be added to words as a contraction of 'is' or 'has'.