词组	classifying expressions with s a child s toy cow s milk
释义	Contents overview classifying expressions with 's : a child's toy ; cow's milkNouns and Noun Phrases; Agreement127 classifying expressions with 's: a child's toy; cow's milk1noun + 's + noun: children's clothes; a bird's nestIn some classifying expressions we use a structure with possessive 's.This is common when we are talking about things that are used by a person or animal: the first noun refers to the user.children's clotheswomen's magazinesa man's sweatera bird's nestGenerally, either both nouns are singular or both are plural.a child's toychildren's clothesbut a women's magazineNot all 'used by' expressions have possessive 's.baby clothesa birdcageBritish and American usage sometimes differ. Compare:a baby's bottle (BrE)a baby's pram (BrE)a doll's house (BrE)a baby bottle (AmE)a baby carriage (AmE)a doll house (AmE)2noun + 's + noun: cow's milk; a hen's eggThe 's structure is often used for products from living animals.cow's milksheep's woollamb's woola bird's egga hen's egg(but camel hair, horsehair)When the animal is killed to provide something, we usually use noun + noun.calf skinchicken soupchamois leathera lamb chopfox furtortoise shell3parts: a man's leg; a table legWe use the 's structure to talk about parts of people's and animals' bodies.a man's legan elephant's trunka sheep's heartBut to talk about parts of non-living things, we usually use the noun + noun structure.a table leg (not a table's leg)a car door (not usually a car's door)4pronunciationClassifying expressions with possessive 's most often have the main stress on the first noun. Compare:–a ˈdoll's house (a kind of house)my brother's ˈhouse (not a kind of house)–ˈgoat's milk (a kind of milk)the goat's ˈtail (not a kind of tail)Here, too, there are exceptions.a child's ˈbicycle (a kind of bicycle)For the use of structures with 's to talk about possession, relationships, etc, 124.Previous Next
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