Apostrophes

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

What's the correct way to describe the picture?

• the five friends' flags
• the five friend's flags
• the five friends's flags
• the five friends flags'

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Rewrite to form a possessive noun: the office of the principal.

• the office's principal
• the principals' office
• the office's of the principal
• the principal's office

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

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?

• On 9/11, New Yorks skyline lost two important buildings.
• On 9/11, New York's skyline lost two important buildings.
• On 9/11, New Yorks' skyline lost two important buildings.
• On 9/11, New Yorks's skyline lost two important buildings.

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The storm blew out the window's and door's of the building.
• The storm blew out the windows' and doors' of the building.
• The storm blew out the windows and door's of the building.
• The storm blew out the windows and doors of the building.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

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

The public doesn't always recognize geniuses in it's midst.

• NO CHANGE
• its'
• its
• their

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

All the player's uniforms were muddy.

• NO CHANGE
• players
• players's
• players'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

I prefer an American-style breakfast when I visit this nations biggest cities.

• NO CHANGE
• nations'
• nation
• nation's

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D