Question

Exercise 1 – Possessives
Rewrite each underlined group of words, using apostrophes to show possession.
1. Nancy was driving along with Jo in the car owned by Beth.
2. The tires of the car screeched to a halt after a confession.
3. Not even the defroster could fight the fog of the windows.
4. The two avoided the snow by walking underneath the leaves of the trees.
5. The hands of Jo were cold; warming them wasn’t entirely out of the question.
6. “The attitudes of people just aren’t ready for this,” Nancy said.
7. The two looked to the snowflakes of the sky and saw white dusty stars floating by.
8. “We should go home and sit before the heat of the fireplace,” Jo said.
9. “The mugs that belong to Beth should hold enough hot chocolate to warm us up.”

Answer 1

Respuesta:

1. Nancy was driving along with Jo in Beth's car.

2. The car's tires screeched to a halt after a confession.

3. Not even the defroster could fight the fog of the windows.

4. The two avoided the snow by walking underneath the leaves trees's.

5. The Jo's hands were cold; warming them wasn’t entirely out of the question.

6. “The attitudes people's just aren’t ready for this,” Nancy said.

7. The two looked sky snowflakes's and saw white dusty stars floating by.

8. “We should go home and sit before fireplace heat's,” Jo said.

9. “The Beth's mugs should hold enough hot chocolate to us up.”