Showing Ownership

Oh, then there is the case of compound nouns!

Not only do we normally not think of things owning other things, we often simply create compound nouns. Here are some examples of compound nouns.

bank transfer

car keys

our Monday class

car insurance

car insurance documents

insurance agent

insurance company agent

car damage

the weather

the weather today

the weather yesterday

our meeting

our meeting today

More examples of compound nouns can be found here. https://getbetterenglish.wixsite.com/getbetterenglishnow/post/compound-nouns

We do not say or write any of the following.

bank's transfer

car's keys

our Monday's class

car's insurance

car's damage

the weather's day

the day's weather

our today's meeting

However, when talking about a thing belonging to another thing, it is very common, perhaps most common, to use the "of" construction or to use a compound noun,

These are all correct. These all have the same meaning.

Monday's class starts at 7:00AM.

The class on Monday starts at 7:00AM.

The Monday class starts at 7:00AM.

However, only two of these are correct

(incorrect) Our Monday's class starts at 7:00AM.

(correct) Our class on Monday starts at 7:00AM.

(correct) Our Monday class starts at 7:00AM.