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Their use of "etc" is really unhelpful. How are you supposed to know what's included in that "etc"?Is it wrong?
I got it from several English courses on the net, I have read the following on: dictionary.cambridge.org
"When we don’t use ’s
We don’t use ’s when the noun is not a person, animal, country, organisation, etc., or when the noun phrase is very long ..."
The following example sentences are correct and natural and don't follow your "rule".
The palace's turret is starting to crumble.
The car's bonnet is still hot so the car was clearly driven recently.
The suitcase's wheels are very squeaky.