名词属格的构成 A) ) 单数名词和不以-s 结尾的复数名词一般在词尾加-‘s, ,如:Milltown's poems ,my mother’s arrival , women’s clothes 。 B) 以-s 结尾的复数名词在词尾只加-', ,如 如: the girls’ dormitory 。 C) ) 复合名词 和作为一个整体的 名词词组 构成属格时,在最后一个词的结尾加 加's , 如:my mother-in-law’s death , an hour and a half’s talk , somebody else’s opinion ★ 以 -s 结尾的普通名词后加 ’s ,或者只加 加 ’ ’。 。 e.g.: a waitress’s job / a waitress’ job an actress’s career / an actress’ career my boss’s office / my boss’ office the tigress’s tail / the tigress’ tail,etc. e.g.: my boy friend’s sister the go-between’s arrival a cat and dog’s life a week or so’s break in a month or two’s time the editor-in-chief’s office General Brown’s speech Comrade Lao Wang’s seat Linyi University’s motto the Secretary of State’s visit the Queen of Elizabeth’s beauty Henry the Eighth’s marriage King George the Fifth’s reign Your Majesty’s visit (尊称) D) ) 并列名词 表示各自的所有关系时,要在各个名词之后加-'s ,如Mary’s and Bob’s book 。如果仅在第二个名词之后加-‘s (Mary and Bob’s ),则指两人共有的书。 E) ) “名词词组+ 同位语” 构成属格时,-‘s 加在同位语名词之后,如:his schoolm