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請問:下面的詞 fruit 必須是所有格嗎?還是兩者皆可?謝謝!

A.
to dig out the fruit flesh
to take out the fruit kernel
to spit out the fruit seeds

B.
to dig out the fruit's flesh
to take out the fruit's kernel
to spit out the fruit's seeds

Posted on: 2007/8/22 21:29
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請問:下面的詞 fruit 必� �是所有� �嗎?還是兩者皆可?謝謝!

A.
to dig out the fruit flesh
to take out the fruit kernel
to spit out the fruit seeds

B.
to dig out the fruit's flesh
to take out the fruit's kernel
to spit out the fruit's seeds


For the genitive case, things like the fruit flesh, the fruit's flesh, the flesh of the fruit are all possible with some slight difference in the emphasis of the main point. Nevertheless, for all practical purposes group A is the preferred construction nowadays.

Tim

Posted on: 2007/8/27 23:17
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Tim,

Thanks a lot.

Posted on: 2007/8/28 19:53
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