- Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
- The dog’s leash is blue.
- The dogs leash is blue.
- The dog’ss leash is blue.
- The dogs’s leash is blue.
“Dog’s” shows possession using an apostrophe and an s. The other options either omit the apostrophe or use it incorrectly.
- To show possession for a singular noun, add __________.
- an apostrophe
- an apostrophe and an s
- just an s
- an apostrophe after the s
Singular nouns form possession by adding an apostrophe and an s (e.g., “the girl’s book”). The other options are incomplete or incorrect.
- Which sentence uses “its” or “it’s” correctly?
- The dog wagged it’s tail.
- Its going to rain today.
- The tree lost it’s leaves.
- It’s raining outside.
“It’s” is a contraction for “it is,” so “It’s raining outside” is correct. The other options are incorrect.
- To show possession for a plural noun that already ends in -s, add __________.
- an apostrophe and an s
- just an apostrophe
- nothing
- an s
Plural nouns ending in -s form possession by adding just an apostrophe (e.g., “the train robbers’ hideout”). This avoids adding an extra s.
- Which sentence correctly shows possession for more than one teacher?
- The teachers lounge is closed.
- The teacher’s lounge is closed.
- The teachers’ lounge is closed.
- The teachers’s lounge is closed.
“Teachers’” shows plural possession (more than one teacher). The apostrophe comes after the s because the noun is already plural.
- To form a contraction, you use __________.
- an apostrophe and an s
- an apostrophe
- a comma
- a hyphen
Contractions use an apostrophe to replace missing letters (e.g., “can’t” for “cannot”). No additional letters are required.
- Which sentence correctly shows possession for one cat?
- The cats toys are everywhere.
- The cat’s toys are everywhere.
- The cats’s toys are everywhere.
- The cats’ toys are everywhere.
“Cat’s” shows possession for one cat. The other options misuse or overuse apostrophes.
- Choose the correct possessive form of “Joneses”:
- Joneses’s
- Joneses
- Joneses’
- Jones’
“Joneses” is a plural noun, so possession is shown by adding just an apostrophe. This results in “Joneses’.”
- Which sentence is correct?
- Your going to love this movie.
- You’re going to love this movie.
- Youre going to love this movie.
- Your’e going to love this movie.
“You’re” is the contraction for “you are.” “Your” shows possession, so it is incorrect in this context.
- Which is the correct plural form of “apple”?
- apple’s
- apples
- apples’
- apple
Plurals are formed by adding -s, not by using an apostrophe. Apostrophes are not used to make words plural.
- Which sentence is correct?
- The baby’s cried loudly.
- The babies cried loudly.
- The babies’s cried loudly.
- The babies’ cried loudly.
“Babies” is a simple plural noun with no possession. No apostrophe is needed.
- Which word correctly shows possession?
- childrens
- childrens’
- children’s
- children
“Children” is an irregular plural, so possession is shown by adding an apostrophe and an s. This forms “children’s.”
- Which sentence is correct?
- Music from the 1990’s is popular again.
- Music from the 1990s’ is popular again.
- Music from the 1990’s’ is popular again.
- Music from the 1990s is popular again.
Apostrophes are not used to form plurals of numbers. “1990s” is the correct plural form.
- Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?
- Its a beautiful day.
- It’s a beautiful day.
- Its’ a beautiful day.
- Its’s a beautiful day.
“It’s” is the contraction for “it is.” The other forms are incorrect or unnecessary.
- Which sentence correctly shows possession for a singular noun?
- The woman’s coffee is on the table.
- The womans coffee is on the table.
- The womans’s coffee is on the table.
- The womans’ coffee is on the table.
Singular nouns form possession by adding an apostrophe and an s (woman’s). The other options either omit the apostrophe or use it incorrectly.