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词组 possessives noun s forms
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possessives : noun + 's (forms)Nouns and Noun Phrases; Agreement123 possessives: noun + 's (forms)Forms like John's, parents', children's are generally called 'possessive', although they express other ideas as well as possession.1spelling We sometimes just add an apostrophe (') to a singular noun ending in -s, especially in literary and classical references.Socrates' ideasDickens' novelsBut 's is more common.Mr Lewis's dogWe can add 's or ' to a whole phrase.the man next door's wifeHenry the Eighth's six wivesthe Smiths' new houseNote the difference between, for example:Joe and Anna's children (one lot of children: Joe and Anna are their parents)Joe's and Anna's children (two separate lots of children: Joe's and Anna's)2pronunciationThe ending 's is pronounced just like a plural ending (118).doctor's /ˈdɒktəz/dog's /dɒgz/president's /ˈprezɪdənts/Jack's /dʒæks/Alice's /ˈælɪsɪz/Madge's /ˈmædʒɪz/James's /ˈdʒeɪmzɪz/The apostrophe in a word like parents' does not change the pronunciation at all. But with singular classical (ancient Greek and Roman) names ending in s', we often pronounce a possessive 's even when it is not written.Socrates' /ˈsɒkrətiːzɪz/ ideas.Previous Next
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