语法第6章名词属格

Chapter 6 Genitive Noun

CASE is a grammatical category. It denotes the changes in the form of a noun or a pronoun showing its relationship with other words in a sentence. As modern English is basically an analytic language, English nouns have not a complicated case system like that of Latin, German, or modern Russian. The different grammatical functions of English nouns in a sentence are mostly determined by the word order, not by any case form. It is in this sense that the genitive case may be viewed as a relic of the old case system. The genitive was traditionally labeled as the “possessive case”; however, in view of the fact that “possession”is just one of the meanings expressed by the genitive, we prefer to use the present name rather than the traditional form.

6.1 Formation, meanings and uses of genitive nouns

1) Formation of genitive nouns

Rules of formation are as follows:

a) The genitive is formed in writing by adding ’s to singular nouns and to those plural nouns that do not end in –s, eg:

my mother’s arrival

women’s clothes

b) Plural nouns ending in –s take an apostrophe as genitive marker, eg:

the girls’ dormitory

a teachers’ college

c) In compound nouns or a postmodified noun phrase, the genitive ending is added to the end of the compound or to the end of the noun phrase, eg:

my mother-in-law’s death

an hour and a half’s talk

somebody else’s opinion

the University of Minnesota’s president

d) In coordinate nouns, the genitive ending is added to each of the coordinate elements when denoting respective possession, and only to the last coordinate element when denoting common possession. Compare: Mary’s and Bob’s books

Mary and Bob’s books

e) In the construction of “noun phrase + appositive”, the genitive ending is added to the end of the appositive, or both to the end of the noun phrase and to the appositive, eg:

Basel the bookseller’s

Basel’s, the bookseller’s

f) In personal names ending in sibilant /z/, the genitive ending can either be ’s or an apostrophe only, but it can only be’s when personal names end in other sibilant sounds, eg:

Dickens’ / Dickens’s novels

Jones’ / Jones’s poems

Marx’s doctrine

Ross’s discoveries

2) Meanings of genitive nouns

The genitive is chiefly used to denote “possession”, and therefore, is traditionally called “possessive case”. But genitive meanings are by no means restricted to possession. They can be summed up as follows:

a)Possessive genitive, eg:

Mr Bronw’s suitcase has been taken upstairs.

Taiwan is part of China’s territory.

b)Subjective genitive, eg:

The Prime Minister’s arrival was reported in the morning paper.

Everybody was pleased at David’s quick recovery from illness.

c)Objective genitive, eg:

The enemy’s defeat brought the war to an end.

The criminal’s punishment will be ten years in prison.

d)Genitive of origin, eg:

I haven’t received my sister’s letter yet.

Newton’s law was developed in the 17th century.

e)Descriptive genitive, eg:

I first met her on a summer’s day.

This workshop makes men’s shoes.

f)Genitive of time, distance, measure, value, etc, eg:

two hour s’ delay

300 kilometers’ distance

five dollars’ worth of stamps

50 kilograms’ weight

3) Uses of genitive nouns

Genitive nouns are mostly used as central determiners and therefore perform the same function as “possessive determiners”(traditionally called “possessive pronouns”), eg:

the boy’s father = his father

the woman’s husband = her husband

the students’ essays = their essays

the prime minister’s arrival = his arrival

the criminal’s punishment = his / her punishment

Mary’s letter = her letter

the stranger’s story = his story

As central determiner, genitive nouns can’t collocate with other central determiners, nor can they be preceded by a premodiffier. For instance, we can say “Mary’s letter”, but not “a Mary’s letter”; we can say “Mary’s interesting letter”instead of “interesting Mary’s letter”. This, however, does not apply to some other genitive nouns such as the descriptive genitive and the genitive that denotes time, distance, value or measure.

These genitive nouns are not used as determiners but as premodifiers in the noun phrase, eg:

a children’s book

these children’s books

an interesting children’s book

some other new children’s books

the newly published children’s book

a / another three days’ journey

a pleasant three days’ journey

another very boring three days’ journey

As central determiner, genitive nouns are sometimes interchangeable with of –phrases, eg:

China’s foreign policy = the foreign policy of China

an elephant’s trunk = the trunk of an elephant

the prime minister’s arrival = the arrival of the prime minister

the criminal’s punishment = the punishment of the criminal

Newton’s law = the law of Newton

Shakespeare’s tragedies = the tragedies of Shakespeare

But in some cases, we can only use genitive nouns instead of of-phrases, eg:

at one’s wits’ end

at swords’ points

a hair’s breadth

a wolf in sheep’s clothing

a bird’s-eye view

at a stone’s throw

In some other cases, however, we can only use of-phrases instead of genitive nouns, eg:

the opinion of the chairman appointed a month ago

the suggestions of those present at the meeting

the income of the rich

the struggle of the exploited

the city of Rome

6.2 Independent genitive and double genitive

1) Independent genitive

As has been mentioned in the previous section, a genitive noun can sometimes be used independently, that is, without a following noun. This use of the genitive may be termed as the independent genitive. Independent genitive is used:

a)when the missing noun has occurred somewhere in the context

and can be easily retrieved:

Her memory is like an elephant’s.

Mary’s is the largest apartment in the building.

b)when the missing noun refers to somebody’s house or residence:

I’m going to dine at my brother’s.

The doctor’s is on the other side of the street.

c)When the missing noun refers to church, school, or other public

buildings:

Joe lives near St. Paul’s (Cathedral) in London.

He was educated at Merchant Taylor’s (school).

d)When the missing noun refers to commercial firms:

Pickled vegetables are available at the grocer’s.

Chinese toys are sold both at Smith’s and at Brown’s.

2) Double genitive

An independent genitive can sometimes be used as prepositional complementation (traditionally known as prepositional “object”). The prepositional phrase (usually an of-phrase) that takes an independent genitive as complementation is called a “double genitive”, eg: He is a friend of my father’s.

= He is one of my father’s friends.

This is painting of my roommate’s.

= This is one of the paintings owned by my roommate.

She is a business client of Sir Roger’s.

= She is one of Sir Roger’s business clients.

From the above examples, we can see that the independent genitive in the of-phrase must be definite specific personal reference. Thus, we

can say “a patient of the doctor’s”, but not “a patient of a doctor’s”; nor can we say “an engine of the plane’s”. in the first example “a doctor’s” is not definite specific reference, while in the second, the reference of “the plane’s” is not personal.

From the above examples, we can also see that the noun phrase with a double genitive as postmodifier usually takes an indefinite determiner such as a(n), some any, etc, or a demonstrative determiner such as this, that to convey emotional feelings, eg:

a daughter of Mrs Green’s

any / some daughters of Mrs Green’s

two daughters of Mrs Green’s

which daughter of Mrs Green’s

that daughter of Mrs Green’s

But we can’t say “the daughter of Mrs Green’s”.

Semantically, a double genitive is different from an ordinary of-phrase. Compare:

He is a friend of my father’s.

= He is one of my father’s friends.

He is a friend of my father.

Implies “He is friendly to my father.”

a portrait of Mr Bronwn’s

= one of the portraits owned or collected by Mr Brown

a portrait of Mr Brown

= a picture of Mr Brown himself

a criticism of Mr Hamilton’s

= one of the criticisms made by Mr Hamilton a criticism of Mr Hamilton

= Mr Hamilton is criticized

初中英语语法大全——名词

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二、名词的数 名词按照其可数性可以分为可数名词和不可数名词。可数名词是指可以直接计算数目的名词。个体名词和集体名词多数是可数名词；不可数名词是指无法直接用数目计算的词。物质名词和抽象名词多数是不可数名词。 1.可数名词的数 在英语中，可以直接用数字进行计算的名词是可数名词，不能直接用数字进行计算的名词是不可数名词。通常个体名词和集体名词可以用数目来计算，视为可数名词;物质名词和抽象名词往往指泛指的物质或者抽象的概念，不能用具体的数字来表示，视为不可数名词。专有名词往往只指一个人或物，因此没有必要再用具体的数字来修饰，一般也视为不可数名词。

eg: I was having dinner at a restaurant. eg: The two children are playing table tennis in the school. eg: Mr.Black gave us some advice on how to learn English well. eg: Paris is the capital of France. ①规则复数变化形式 可数名词在表示两个或两个以上的概念时需要用复数形式。可数名词单数形式变成复数形式的一般规则如下表:

专四语法第2节-名词与主谓一致

第二节名词与主谓一致 名词可分为专有名词（Proper Noun）和普通名词（Common Noun），专有名词主要指人名、地名及其他专有名称，如China ,Columbus , Hong Kong , Tom , Diana等。普通名词是一类人 或东西，或一个抽象概念，如book，joy等。普通名词可分为以下四类： 1.个体名词（Individual Noun）：表示某类人或事物中的个体，如：women，pig，treed，desk，pen。 2.集体名词（Collective Noun）：表示个体的人或事物组成的集合体，如：people，family，audience，crowd，flock，swarm。 3.物质名词（Material Noun）：表示一定形态的物质名称，如：water，air，glass，paper，salt。 4.抽象名词（Abstract Noun）：表示动作、状态、品质、感情等抽象概念及学科、疾病等名称 的词，如：work，peace，democracy，truth，joy，fear。 个体名词和集合名词一般可以用数目来计算，称为可数名词（Countable Nouns），物质名词和 抽象名词一般无法用数目计算，称为不可数名词（Uncountable Nouns）。 一、集体名词的数 1. 通常作不可数名词的集体名词 clothing 衣物furniture家具baggage/luggage行李equipment设备 jewelry 珠宝traffic交通information 信息foliage叶子,植物 machiner y 机械merchandise商品produce产物scenery风景 这类集体名词的用法与不可数名词相当。 形式上总是单数，没有复数形式，作主语时，谓语用单数。如： Our clothing protects us form cold.衣服保护我们免受寒冷。 The machinery is made in China.这些机器是中国制造的。 不可直接与a(n)或数词连用。表数量时用much, little, some, a piece of, an article of等。如：Each room has four pieces of furniture.每间房有四件家具。 若需用代词，用单数代词，如： Do you want to see my jewelry It is in the box.你想看我的珠宝吗它在我的箱子里。 2. 通常作复数的集体名词 police警察cattle牛，家畜poultry 家禽vermin害虫 clergy神职人员militia民兵 这些集体名词作主语时，谓语动词通常用复数。如： The police are looking for him.警察当局正在找他。 The cattle provide us with milk,0eef and hides.牛给我们提供牛奶、牛肉和皮革。 3.既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词 people人们，人民，〔C〕民族herd牧群flock羊群family家庭，家人 team队government政府crowd人群committee委员会 council理事会crew全体人员staff全体职员party党员 firm商号company公司jury陪审团couple对，双 board董事会group团体gang一伙media媒体army军队enemy敌军union联盟audience听众 public公众，人群mankind人类，〔C〕男子

英语语法主谓一致

蚄主谓一致 蚈1.主谓一致是指英语中谓语在人称、数及意义方面要与作主语的名词或代词一致。 肈2.主谓一致分为语法一致、意义一致、就近一致。 螃（1）语法一致原则：主语和谓语在语法形式上保持一致。主语为单数，谓语用单数；主语为复数，谓语用复数。 螃I often help him and he often helps me. 聿（2）意义一致原则：主语和谓语在意义上单复数一致。主语为单数，谓语用单数；主语为复数，谓语用复数。 薆The police are searching the woods for the murderer. （3） （4）蒂就近一直原则：当主语有两个或两个以上时，谓语动词由靠近它的主语确定。 蕿并列主语的谓语一致 1. 2.芆And 羄（1）两个单数名词用and连接，表示不同概念时，谓语用发复数。 芁Tom and Jack are close friends. （2） （3）虿两个单数名词用and连接，表示同一歌人、同一个物，同一个概念，或表示不可分割的整体时，谓语用单数。 蚇The singer and dancer is to attend our evening party. （4） （5）蒁被every，each，many a，no等限定的单数名词由and连接时，谓语仍用单数，其中，后一个限定词可以省略。 肀every ……and ……every，each……and……each，no……and……no, many a……and……many a。 蝿Each boy and (each) girl has an apple. （6） （7）肈一个单数名词被几个用and连接的并列形容词修饰时，可以指一件事或几件事，这种名词作主语，要根据意义一致的原则决定单复数。 膃Simple and plain living is a fine quality.生活简朴一种优良品质。

名词与主谓一致

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2. family, team, class, group, government, crowd, audience等作主语时，如果作为整体看待，谓语动词用单数，如果看成成员，谓语动词用复数。 某些集体名词，如people, polic, youth, cattle等及clothes, trousers, shoes, glasses 作主语时，谓语用复数。若这类名词与a pair of 等词连用时，谓语动词往往用单数。 3. 单、复数同形的名词如means（方法）作主语时，应根据意义决定谓语动词的单复数。 4. 有些名词呈现了复数形式，如news,manners, politics, physics 等但并不表示复数概念。 5. 有些名词总是在使用时用其复数形式，如thanks, regards, congratulations, goods, works, tears, instructions, directions, respects 等。 6. 有些短语要求用名词复数形式. 如 make friends with shake hands with take pains to do sth. make both ends meet … （三）名词与表示数量的词或短语的搭配

高中英语语法名词和主谓一致【55题】

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初中英语语法名词篇

初中中考英语语法 （名词篇） 语法总述： 名词篇： 名词的种类：英语名词可分专有名词和普通名词两大类： 1、专有名词是个别的人、地、物、团体、机构等的专用名称。 专有名词中实词的第一个字母要大写。如：Jilin, Tom, China, (1)零冠词，如Yale University,Beijing Railway Station,是由专有名词+普通名词组成，往往为并列关系。 (2)定冠词，如the United States，the Great Wall,由形容词+普通名词组成。 (3) 姓氏名如果采用复数形式,则表示该姓氏一家人(复数含义),如：the Greens( 格林一家人)。 2、普通名词是许多人或事物的共有名称。 普通名词又可进一步分为四类 1) 个体名称: 表示单个的人和事物。 house 马car 汽车room 房间apple 苹果fun 风扇picture 照片 2) 集体名称: 表示一群人或一些事物的名称。 people 人们 family 家庭 army 军队government 政府 group 集团 3) 物质名词:表示物质或不具备确定形状和大小的个体的物质。 fire 火 steel 钢air 空气water 水milk 牛奶 4)抽象名词:表示动作,状态,品质或其他抽象概念。

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All their baggage was stolen. 他们所有的行李都被偷了。 The furniture is convenient to move. 这家具搬起来很方便。 All the machinery in the factory is made in China. 这个工厂所有的机器都是中国产的。 3. 既可表示单数意义也可表示复数意义的集合名词 family(家庭)，team(队，队员)，class(班，班上的全体学生)，crowd(人群)，government(政府)，crew(乘务员)，committee(委员会)，audience(听众)，public(公众)等集合名词，当它们表示整体意义时，表单数意义，当它们强调个体意义时，表示复数意义：Her family is a large one. 她的家庭是一个大家庭。 Her family are all tall. 她的一家人都很高。 The team is the best in the league. 这个队在联赛中打得最好。 The football team are having baths. 足球队队员们在洗澡。 It was late, but the audience was increasing. 时间很迟了，但听众人数却在增加。 The audience were all moved to tears. 听众都感动得流了泪。 注有时没有特定的语境，用单复数谓语均可以： The audience was (were) very excited by the show. 观众对演出甚感激动。 The public has (have) a right to know what’s in the report. 公众有权知道这篇报告的内容。

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三、主语是单数, 后面跟有with, along with, together with,besides, as well as, but, except, no less than,rather than, more than, like, including, in addition to 的时候, 谓语动词用单数. Jack with his family wants to go to China. He, as well as you, is very honest. No one but I is a student. Her brother, together with his wife and children, was killed in the accident. The father, rather than the brothers, is responsible. 四、由some, any, no, every构成的复合代词(sb,sth---)和each, either, neither, one, the other, another, little, a little, much, no one, nothing做主语的时候,谓语动词用单数. Each of you is cleverer than me. Neither student has passed the exam. Is anybody here? 五、both, few, a few, several, many以及others做主语的时候, 永远用复数动词. Several friends were invited to the party.

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Exercise for subject-verb concord choice: manager or his assistant __ going to attend the meeting. A. were B. are C. is D. has 2. Two weeks __ enough for us to finish the task. B. are 3. Her politics __ neither conservative nor liberal. B. has been C. was D. is round and a square table __ in the shop window. A. was exhibiting B. was exhibited C. were exhibiting exhibited he got to the fair, what were left behind __ ten empty bottles. A. was B. were is always a possibility that the infection will return, but so far there __ been no signs of trouble. A. has D. had 7. George is the only one of the brightest students who __ from New York University. graduated graduated graduated D. are graduated 8. Hard work and plain living _ characteristics of the working class. A. were B. is C. has been the first part of the book is easy, the rest __ . A. are difficult B. has proved difficult C. is supposed difficult D. have been found difficult 10. Every policeman and fireman __ on the alert. A. was B. were C. have been D. are 11. Since the Chernobyl nuclear explosion，The public__ great concern over the safety of nuclear power plants. A. has shown B. showed C. shows D. is shown 12. Ten percent of the workers in this city __ now on strike. A. is B. are C. is to be D. are to be 13. Several of the cups in the set __ in delivery. A. were smashed B. was smashing C. was smashed D. were smashing 14. Bacon and scrambled eggs __ the standard American breakfast. A. is B. are C. is to be D. are to be 15. In cold climates, the wood-frame dwelling, properly built and insulated, _ warmest type of home. A. and the B. the C. is the D. where it is growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes __ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities. A. allow C. allowing D. have allowed 17. Television is one of the great advances in methods of communication that _ made in the 19th century. A. was B. were C. are D. has been 18. The office staff __ gathered to hear the president speak. A. will B. are D. has been 19. The auxiliary police __ to report for duty at the headquarters immediately.

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[ There is an orange on the table . 桌上有一个橘子。 an orange 一个橘子an new orange （×）→a new orange （○） 一个新橘子 a desk a old desk （×）→an old desk （○）一张旧课桌 a和an的使用区别 a加在以辅音开头的名词前，如a book，a pen。 an加在以元音开头的名词前，如an egg，an apple。 注意 ！ 有时a，an后面紧接的不是单数名词，而是a (an) +形容词+单数名词的形式。 这时判断用a还是an来表示“一个”的概念时，要看形容词开头字母的发音，而不 是看名词。 2.复数 英语中，如果要表示两本书、三个学生、四把椅子这些两个或两个以上的概念时，要用名词的复数形式，名词的复数形式是在单数名词后加上词尾-s或-es构成的。 变复数时情况如下： （1）一般情况下,在词尾加s. eg.book——books,dog——dogs,pen——pens,boy——boys 以轻辅音结尾的名词后的s的读音为[s]，以浊辅音和元音结尾名词后的s读音为〔z〕。 （2）以s,x,ch,sh结尾的词名词变复数时,要在词尾加es.

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