名詞做另一名詞的修飾語:
一般用單數(shù)形式,如:a college student中的college 為單數(shù)形式。
注意:
(1) 以下名詞做另一名詞修飾語時要用復數(shù)形式:sport → a sportsman (運動員)/ sale → a sales department(銷售部) / savings → a savings account (儲蓄存款)/ communication → a communications satellite (通訊衛(wèi)星) / greeting → a greetings cable(慰問電)
(2) 不規(guī)則名詞修飾另一名詞時數(shù)的變化:a woman doctor (一個女醫(yī)生) → two women doctors (兩個女醫(yī)生) / the Chinese women's volleyball team (中國女排) / a children hospital (兒童醫(yī)院)