（1）She had views quite different from her father's.
她的观点与她父亲的截然不同。
(2) The dictionary is not mine, but Comrade Wang's.
这本字典不是我的，而是王同志的。
如何解释上面的名词所有格的用法？
我国英语语法学家均将上面名词所有格用法解释为省略了“’s 所有格所修饰的名词”，即 her father's = her father's views, Comrade Wang's = Comarade Wang's dictionary。这种解释使我们能够明确掌握这种名词所有格的概念意义。但是，这种解释有明显的不足之处。一，既然是省略，它就存在着省略与不省略的选择问题，但是，实际上，这种用法的名词所有格总是独立使用的（即省略是强制性的）；二，如果把名词所有格换成名词性物主代词（mine, ours, yours, his, hers, theirs），那就完全不能用省略来解释了：
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Hers is a pretty colourless life. (AEG) 她的生活是一种相当平淡的生活。
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You may use my pen. I'll use hers. (PEG) 你可以用我的笔，我用她的好了。
根据这种名词所有格的属性,现代英语语法学家已经另立了一个语法条目——独立所有格(属格)。这就恰当地解释了它脱离名词而单独使用的语法特点。
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My car is faster than John's. (CGEL) 我的汽车比约翰的跑得快。
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The population of New York is greater than Chicago's. (CGEL) 纽约人口比芝加哥(的人口)多。
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He knew that the house was hers. (AEG) 他知道这所房子是她的。
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Ours is a big family. (PEG ) 我们的家是一个大家庭。
请做下面的英语试题：
- Whose is this? It's ____.
A. my B. his C. her D. our (Nelson, 100B)
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Whose is this house? It's ____. A. our B. ours C. our one D. ours one (Nelson, 100B)
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His daughter is ____. A. as old as yours B. as old as your one C. so old as yours D. so old as your one (Nelson, 150A)
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“I need a black dress for the concert next week.” “I’m sure Emily will let you wear ____.” A. one of her B. her C. hers D. her one (TOEFL)