所有格修饰的名词可以省略吗
所有格本身不能省略,但是受所有格修饰的名词有时可以省略,这主要见于以下情形:
1. 承前省略:即根据前文语境省略后文中所含的不言而喻的名词。如:
Two pairs of your trousers are still at the cleaner's. 你的两条裤子还在洗衣店里。
I'll go in Frank's cat and you can go in Alan's. 我坐弗兰克的车去,你可以坐阿兰的去。
2. 习惯性省略:当所有格所修饰的名词表示教堂、商店、诊所、某人家、某人办公室等时,所有格后的名词有时可以省略。如:
I'm staying at my aunt's. 我住在我姑母家。
They were married in St Bartholomew's. 他们是在圣巴塞洛缪大教堂结婚的。
"Where's Jenny?" "She's gone to the butcher's." “詹妮在哪儿?”“她去肉店了。”
Would you mind going to the chemist's for me? 你愿为我跑一趟药店吗?
I've got an appointment at the dentist's at 11:15. 我已预约11时15分到牙医诊所看病。
You can't go to London without visiting Harrod's. 你不能去了伦敦而不去参观哈罗德百货商店。