Can の be used to link nouns to verbs?


So I read that の can be used like an **'s** in English to show possession of
something belonging to someone.

But I am confused. Is it grammatically correct to use の as in: 部屋の掃除を手伝う to
mean "help with the room's cleaning"

Or must it be in 部屋を掃除するのを手伝う <-- this form?




部屋の掃除を手伝う and 部屋を掃除するのを手伝う are both correct, and effectively mean the same
thing. In the former, 掃除 is a simple noun, whereas in the latter, 掃除 is a
suru-verb nominalized using の.

Note that 部屋を掃除を手伝う and 部屋の掃除するのを手伝う are incorrect. Please see the following
related questions.

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