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When do you
throw lettuce
and tomatoes
around the
kitchen?
At the
bottom.
What is full
in the day
time and
empty at
night?
Because their
heads are so
far away from
their bodies.
When they beat
the eggs and
whip the
cream.
Who raises
things with
out lifting
them?
How do you
catch an
elephant in
the jungle?
A farmer.
When are
cooks mean?
A pair of
boots.
Where is the
Pacific
Ocean the
deepest?
When you
want to toss
a salad.
Which burns
longer—a
black candle
or a white
candle?
Why do
giraffes By the smell
have of peanuts Neither one.
such on its Both burn
long
necks?
breath. shorter.
IV. Grammar Possessives with things
You have learned to show possession by adding’s or s’ to a person’s
name. For instance, John has handsfiJohn’s hands. However, when
the hands belong to an object—such as a clock—we do not use ’s. We
use the preposition of to show possession: the hands of the clock.
Many objects are compared to people so that we say objects have
hands, eyes, mouths, tongues, and heads. Use the structure the (noun)
of the (noun) in each problem below.
Example: We say that a clock has hands, the hands of the clock
1. We say that a needle has an eye.
2. We say that a table has legs.
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