둘 다 무언가의 소유를 나타내는 뜻을 만드는데 미묘한 차이가 있음
-'s
1) 사람, 동물, 장소, 시간, 기간 (periods of time)
- Tom's computer isn't working.
- Don't step on the cat's tail.
- the city's streets.
- the world's population.
- yesterday's newspaper
- next week's meeting
- today's, tomorrow's, tonight's, Monday's ...
- eight hours' sleep
- I've got a week's vacation.
2) 소유대명사를 만들 수도 있음.
- This is not my book. This is my brother's.
3) 항상 사람 뒤에 -'s 를 쓰는게 아님.
예를들어 관계대명사 등이 와서 뒤에 수식언이 덕지덕지 붙은 경우 (~~~)'s 를 하기 길 수가 있음
- What was the name of the man who called you last night?
4) s 로 끝나는 복수형 뒤에는 ' 만 붙이고(상식),
s로 안끝나는 것 people 같은덴 people's 로 만듬
Tome and Jane's 처럼 된건 뒤에 나온 사람 뒤에다만 's 붙임
- of ...
1) 물건, 생각
- door of the garage
- name of the book
- owner of the restaurant
- meaning of this expression
2) beginning/end/middle of... , top/bottom of..., front/back/side of...
- the beginning of the month
- the top of the hill
- the back of the car
단체, 기관 등에는 's, of.. 둘 다 가능
- the government's decision , the decision of the government
- the company's success, the success of the company