Tham khảo tài liệu 'longman dictionarry of common errors_ part ', ngoại ngữ, anh văn giao tiếp phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | s s 1 X The shopkeeper said the fault was the manufacturers responsibility. The shopkeeper said the fault was the manufacturer s responsibility. When talking about something which is possessed by or connected with someone use s s Tim s new car one of Sandra s friends her parents bedroom our children s education . 2 X The children were playing marbles on the kitchen s floor. The children were playing marbles on the floor of the kitchen. The children were playing marbles on the kitchen floor. X Some of the tree s leaves had fallen on top of the car. Some of the leaves of the tree had fallen on top of the car. The possessive s s is used mainly with nouns that refer to people and animals. Compare All her father s tools were missing. NOT tools of her father The handles of the tools were all made of wood NOT tools handles Note also that some nouns can be used like adjectives WITHOUT s s the kitchen floor a garden shed a pencil sharpener . 3 X These vitamin pills are always available at the chemist. These vitamin pills are always available at the chemist s. The word for the shop ends in s You can buy them at the greengrocer s in the high street. TH stop off at the butcher s on the way home. sack x safety x x X When I took the two oranges out of the sack I discovered that one of them was bad. When I took the two oranges out of the bag I discovered that one of them was bad. sack a very large strong bag He s hurt his back trying to lift a sack of potatoes. bag a container made of cloth paper leather etc Somewhere in this shopping bag there s a bag of sweets. In Japan even the big cities are very safety. In Japan even the big cities are very safe. She doesn t feel safety when she is on her own. She doesn t feel safe when she is on her own. Promise that you will drive safety. Promise that you will drive safely. Safety is a noun NOT an adjective adverb The boy has been missing for six days and there are fears for his safety. The firefighters rescued the children and carried .
