[外语学习]英语语法PPT之名词noun.ppt

1. Forms  (1) an hour and a half’s talk, a week or so’s break, the President’s office, the editors-in-chief’s office his mother-in-law’s interference (2) the birds’ nest, wolves’ fierce, a workers’ rest-room 工人疗养院 (3) the Working People’s Palace of Culture 劳动人民文化宫 The oxen’s horn (4) Dickens’ // Dickens’s novels * 2. Uses ① Living things or beings There you can get a bird’s eye view of the city. ② Lifeless things todays Peoples Daily without a moments hesitation He reaffirmed his governments policy of opposing hegemonism. After that they had a good night’s sleep. * ③ Idiomatic expressions National Day is coming. Let’s play to our hearts’ content. He escaped the danger by a hair’s breadth. He has bought a pair of new shoes and he has been wearing it for ten years. So he has really got his money’s worth. Ladies! Keep the strangers at arm’s length. It’s only within a stone’s throw from the teacher’s office to the classroom. * Out of harm’s way不要受损害 at one’s wit’s end, in one’s mind’s eye 在某人心目中 have sth. at one’s fingers’ end 熟练掌握 for goodness’ sake For …’s sake 类习语 如果起修饰作用的名词以/s/结尾，则加’，有时甚至省略。如 For fairness’ sake, for conscience sake, for convenience sake * 如果起修饰作用的名词不以/s/结尾，则加’s。如 They did this only for friendships sake. In my mind’s eye, I can still see his kind face. The two groups were at sword’s points. (Unfriendly) Now you may sing to your heart’s content. Finally he found himself at the water’s edge. The beach is within a stone’s throw. * 3. Functions  (1) 所有关系 possessive genitive The earth’s gravity=The earth has gravity. =the gravity of the earth (2) 主谓关系 subjective genitive His parents’ consent= His parents consented. =the consent of his parents The visitor’s arrival= The visitors arrived. The ocean’s roar= The ocean roared. (3) 动宾关系 objective genitive The boy’s release= …released the boy. =the release of the boy The enemy’s defeat=…defeat the enemy. * (4) 表示来源genitive of origin The girl’s story=T