June 5, 2009, 12:33pm. Someone else's is correct if you are referring to an item that belongs to someone else. E.g., This is someone else's blog entry.. The correct plural for passer-by is passers-by. This is because the word by is being used as an adjective modifying the noun passer. The noun is the word that is being pluralized.
It is the longest, sunniest day of the year. December 21 marks the day when the Earth is turned the farthest from the Sun. This is known as Winter Solstice. It is the shortest, darkest day of the year. The four seasons are spring, summer, fall and winter.
Spring, summer, fall, and winter. The four seasons are caused by Earth's axial tilt. Â©iStockphoto.com/Smitt. It is a common misconception that seasons occur because of Earth's elliptical orbit around the Sun, with winter occurring when Earth is farthest away from the Sun, and summer when it is closest to it. However, our planet's distance from the Sun has little effect on the onset of seasons.