2013年托福考试语法讲解考点:所有格
词尾加 's或 ' 的所有格
所谓名词所有格即表示名词之间所有关系的特殊结构, 其最普通的形式为: n. +'s,
如: my mother's coat, the headmaster's home, the president's office
如果原词结尾已有s, 则只要加 ' ,
如: the students' union, the ladies' room
例题:考试用书
(1)
It is widely believed that the pull of gravity on a falling raindrop changes ----round shape into a teardrop shape.
(A) of the drop
(B) the drop's
(C) drop of
(D) drops their
答案: (B)
解释: 此句包含由that引导的宾语从句, 从句谓语动词changes的宾语不完整, 据选项推知需要一个和round shape 搭配的表所属关系的词组, (B) 恰好构成所有格形式. 若选(A), 语序应为the round shape of the drop; (C) 所属关系颠倒; (D) 结构混乱
(2)
Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event's ---- is equal to the probability that it will not occur.
(A) occurs
(B) will occur
(C) can occur
(D) occurring
答案:D
解释:句中已有谓语动词, 's只可能是名词所有格的标志, 后面自然应接名词性的结构, D之外的选项均可一次性排除