| 词组 | of |
| 释义 | of • 's/s' (apostrophe s, s apostrophe) 's and s' normally only for people and some time references - Where's my mother's handbag? (Not *the handbag of my mother*) ('s: possession by a person in the singular) - We have redesigned the girls' uniforms. (Not *the uniforms of the girls*) (apostrophe (') added to the plural of personal nouns) - Amy fancies an actress's career/the career of an actress. (Not *actress' career*) ('s added to singular nouns ending in s) - Where shall I put the children's toys? (Not *childrens'* *the toys of the children*) ('s added to irregular plurals like men, women and children) - Have you seen John's new car? (Not *the new car of John*) (add 's to a name to show possession) - Have you seen Doris's new car? (Not *the new car of Doris* *Dori's car*) (add 's to a name to show possession, even if the name already ends in s: first names like Charles and Doris; surnames like Jone - It was a week's work. (rather than 'the work of a week') ('s/s' for some time references and fixed phrases like the earth's surface) compound nouns or of for non-living things - Have you seen the car key? (Not *the car's key*; preferable to the key of the car) - We land at Luton Airport. (Not *Luton's Airport* *the Airport of Luton*) (we don't normally use 's and s' for non-living things; where possible, we prefer to use a compound noun rather than a construction with of: t - The cost of living is too high. (Not *The living's cost* *The living cost*, though we can use the plural living costs) (if we cannot form a compound, we use of) - John is a friend of my father's/of yours. (Not *a friend of my father/of you*, but we can say my father's friend, your friend) (of and 's together in 'double genitives') |
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