b. Key to identification and amplification. Instead of the word of replace it with belonging to or possessed by. If this paraphrase fits, then the genitive is probably a genitive of possession. Although this category can be broadly defined, it really ought to be used only when a genitive cannot fit more neatly under some other category (it will still be of common occurrence). A genitive should not be labeled possessive unless this is the narrowest sense it can have. If it is related to a verbal noun,