2. Cách dùng *of* + danh từ (*of* + noun)

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Sở hữu với of thường được dùng cho danh từ chỉ sự vật (things) hoặc ý tưởng (ideas).
Ex: the roof of the church (mái nhà thờ)
[NOT the church's roof]
the result of the match (kết quả của trận đấu)
[NOT the match's result]
the keys of the car (chìa khóa ô tô)
[NOT the car's keys]
Đôi khi có thể dùng cấu trúc danh từ + danh từ (noun + noun)
Ex: the church roof, the match result, the car keys
Ngoài ra, cấu trúc of + danh từ còn có thể được dùng với:

  • Danh từ có a/ an đứng trước.

Ex: I'm a big fan of Sting. (Tôi rất hâm mộ Sting.)
[NOT Sting's a big fan]

  • Các cụm từ the beginning/ end/ top/ bottom/ front/ back/ middle part/ side/ edge.

Ex: the top of the page (đầu trang)
[NOT the page's top OR the page top]
the beginning of the month (đầu tháng)

  • Danh từ chỉ người khi danh từ đó được xác định bằng một cụm từ hoặc mệnh đề theo sau.

Ex: The children obeyed the directions of the man with a whistle.
(Bọn trẻ làm theo sự chỉ dẫn của người đàn ông cầm còi.)
I took the name card of a girl I met on the train.
(Tôi đã lấy danh thiếp của cô gái mà tôi gặp trên xe lửa.)

Lưu ý

  • Đôi khi chúng ta có thể gặp cả hai cấu trúc 's và of trong cùng một câu. Cách sở hữu này được gọi là sở hữu cách kép (double possessive).

Ex: We saw a play of Shaw's. [= one of Shaw's plays.] (Chúng tôi đã xem một vở kịch của Shaw.)
A daughter of Mr Brown's has arrived. [= one of Mr Brown's daughters.]
(Một cô con gái của ông Brown đã đến rồi.)
A friend of my sister's has opened a café on Dawson Street. [= one of my sister's friends]
(Một người bạn của chị tôi đã mở một tiệm cà phê trên đường Dawson.)

  • Không dùng of khi nói về những vật thuộc sở hữu của con người, các mối quan hệ và đặc điểm của người, con vật, quốc gia, tổ chức, v.v.

Ex: The men's dressing room is at the end of the corridor.
(Phòng thay đồ nam ở cuối hành lang.) [NOT The dressing of the men...]
The cat's paw was badly cut. (Vuốt của con mèo được cắt quá xấu.)
[NOT The paw of the cat...]

Bài tập

Đã làm 0/65 câu

EXERCISES

1

Is 'car' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

2

Is 'work' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

3

Is 'news' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

4

Is 'meat' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

5

Is 'photo' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

6

Is 'golf' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

7

Is 'banana' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

8

Is 'rice' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

9

Is 'song' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

10

Is 'minute' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

11

Is 'music' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

12

Is 'flower' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

13

Is 'money' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

14

Is 'ship' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

15

Is 'advice' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

16

Is 'love' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

17

Is 'furniture' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

18

Is 'electricity' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

19

Is 'water' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

20

Is 'meal' countable (C) or uncountable (U)?

21

I couldn't get into the house because I didn't have ______.

22

Do you take ______ in your tea?

23

The heart pumps ______ through the body.

24

John has got ______ for job tomorrow morning.

25

I didn't phone you. I wrote ______ instead.

26

I'm not ready yet. Can you wait ______, please?

27

It's very warm today. Why are you wearing ______?

28

Good ______ in your new job.

29

Listen! Can you hear ______?

30

Power station produces ______.

31

Are you hungry? Would you like ______?

32

Is there ______ in this soup?

33

Wait! There's ______ in my shoes.

34

Did you hear noise/ a noise just now?

35

There was somebody in the house because there was light/ a light on inside.

36

What would it be like to travel at the speed of light/ a light?

37

I didn't have time/ a time for breakfast.

38

We had wonderful time/ a wonderful time in Paris.

39

It's very difficult to find a work/ job at the moment.

40

They offered me a job because I had a lot of experience/ experiences.

41

I haven't got a paper/ any paper to write on.

42

Bad news don't/ doesn't make people happy.

43

We had very good weather/ a very good weather while we were on holiday.

44

Your hair is/ Your hairs are too long.

45

You should have it/ them cut.

46

Let me give you an advice/ a piece of advice.

47

The house is built of stone/ stones.

48

If you want to know the news, you can read paper/ a paper.

49

Homework should not be used as a mean/ means of controlling children.

50

I don't have much ______. Just two small bags.

51

Every day, scientists make ______ that change the way we live.

52

She needed some legal ______ for her businesses, so she contacted two attorneys.

53

She needed some legal advice for her businesses, so she contacted two ______.

54

We have no ______, not even a bed or a table.

55

______ help us to chew and digest food.

56

______ broke into the offices and stole $150,000's worth of computer equipment.

57

What does Alan look like? ~ He's got a long beard and very short ______.

58

A farmer ploughs a field with a plough pulled by two ______.

59

The music building at the university has 27 ______ for students to play on.

60

People today often use social ______ to share news.

61

You should respect religious ______ of others.

62

I need some ______ to light the fire.

63

You can find a lot of good ______ on the web about diabetes.

64

My farther started ______ when he was just 14.

65

Twelve ______ were killed in the Blue Hills on Monday.