Commas and Apostrophes

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Her husbands wallet was full of curious items.
• Her husbands's wallet was full of curious items.
• Her husband's wallet was full of curious items.
• Her husbands' wallet was full of curious items.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The gorilla's escaped through the zoos' entrance.
• The gorillas escaped through the zoo's entrance.
• The gorillas' escaped through the zoo's entrance.
• The gorillas escaped through the zoos entrance.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The spideres's web glittered in the morning dew.
• The spiders web glittered in the morning dew.
• The spiders's web glittered in the morning dew.
• The spider's web glittered in the morning dew.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• All the actor's got together backstage after the show.
• All the actors' got together backstage after the show.
• All the actors got together backstage after the show.
• All the actors's got together backstage after the show.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The womens dresses are on the second floor.
• The womens' dresses are on the second floor.
• The womens's dresses are on the second floor.
• The women's dresses are on the second floor.

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CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.6

Which sentence is written correctly?

• My friend's basement is filled with fascinating things.
• My friends's basement is filled with fascinating things.
• My friends basement is filled with fascinating things.
• My friends'es basement is filled with fascinating things.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

When I see a FANBOYS word, I have to determine whether the FANBOYS word is joining two complete sentences or joining together three or more items in a series.  If it is performing either of those jobs, I place a comma.

• True 
• False

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

• Jim is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim, is very bold and smart but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 
• Jim is very bold, and smart, but he doesn't always say nice things to people. 

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• I love to dance: but sports are not really my thing.
• I love to dance but, sports are not really my thing.
• I love to dance but sports are really not my thing.
• I love to dance, but sports are really not my thing.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• Ethan ran 2 miles every day and he his time.
• Ethan ran 2 miles every day and he improved his time.
• Ethan ran 2 miles every day, and he improved his time.
• Ethan ran 2 miles every day, he improved his time.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A