25 名词所有格的构成
(1)单数名词
在词尾加“'s”:
my sister's boyfriend the people's choice人民的选择
the actress's boyfriend a woman's intuition一个女人的直觉
(像actress这样以-s结尾的单数名词同样是在词尾加“’s”)
(2)复数名词
1)不以-s或-es结尾的特殊变化的复数名词,在词尾加“'s”:
Children's Day 儿童节 children's book 儿童读物
women's wear 女装 men's names男性的名字
2)以-s结尾的复数名词,在词尾加“’”构成所有格:
her friends' money
the stars' concert明星们的音乐会
(3)复合名词:
在最后一个词的词尾加“'s”:
my father-in-law's company 我岳父的公司
everyone else's viewpoints 其他人的看法
Henry the Eighth's wives 亨利八世的妻子们
the President of America's secretary 美国总统的秘书
(4)对于由and连接的并列名词,当表示共有的情况时,只需在最后一个名词词尾加“'s”;若表示各自所有,则须在每个名词词尾加“'s”。
John and his wife's bank savings 约翰和他妻子的共同存款
John's and his wife's bank savings 约翰和他妻子各自的存款
Clint and John's bedroom 克林特和约翰共有的卧室
Clint's and John's bedrooms 克林特和约翰各自的卧室