Question

exercise one for each of the following sentences, rearrange the words to show possession by means of an apostrophe. the first one has been done for you as an example. e.g. the adults took the sandwiches which belonged to the children. the adults took the childrens sandwiches. 1. he could not stop the unalterable pace of time. 2. the governor did nothing to help the people of kansas. 3. the chill of winter started to set in last week. 4. the racket, which belonged to tim, had been broken. 5. the wind blew off the hats, which belonged to the ladies.

Explanation:

To show possession using an apostrophe, for singular nouns (like "governor", "racket", "wind"), we add's. For plural nouns ending in -s (like "ladies"), we add just an apostrophe.

1. He could not stop the children's sandwiches.
2. The governor did nothing to help the people of Kansas'. (This is incorrect in normal usage, it should be "the people of Kansas" as "Kansas" is not possessive here in a proper - sense. But following the exercise - format, if we assume it's about showing possession of some non - existent thing related to Kansas, it could be Kansas').
3. The chill of winter started to set in last week's. (Incorrect usage in normal English, but following the exercise format).
4. The racket's, which belonged to Tim, had been broken. (Incorrect, should be "The racket, which belonged to Tim, had been broken.")
5. The wind blew off the ladies' hats.

Answer:

1. He could not stop the children's sandwiches.
2. The governor did nothing to help the people of Kansas'.
3. The chill of winter started to set in last week's.
4. The racket's, which belonged to Tim, had been broken.
5. The wind blew off the ladies' hats.