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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which word correctly completes the sentence? Time moved at a __________ pace yesterday. A. snails B. snail's C. snails'

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

pace belongs to ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the snails

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so C?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A because we dont want it to be possessive unless "they" is referring to the "snails"

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

The pace belong to a snake, correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

snake? wheres the word snake?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

snail my bad

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

it belongs to snail, no?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the word we are modifying is "Time"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh lol yes the pace belongs to the snail

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Read the whole sentence

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I did:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so yes i beleive you where correct the first time

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm Time~moved~at~a~\text{_______}~pace~yesterday. }\) The pace belongs to a snail, isn't that so?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

belong to snail, means what answer option.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its C more then one snail?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

belongs to snail means, \(\normalsize\color{royalblue}{ \rm snail's }\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

it isn't C,.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

mhm so its B?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

last one after this

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

I might be able to will see.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yw, btw

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