Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose throat it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
На горле убитой были ссадины. There were scratches on the dead woman's throat.
Горло его сильно болело. His throat was really sore.
NB When the word горло functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction горло у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Горло у Пети сильно болело. Pete's throat was really sore.