Apostrophes

Given the sentence, which choice uses apostrophes correctly?

My friends are taking their exams in Mr. Aguons class.

• My friend's are taking their exam's in Mr. Aguon's class.

• My friends are taking their exam's in Mr. Aguon's class.

• My friends' are taking their exams' in Mr. Aguon's class.

• My friends are taking their exams in Mr. Aguon's class.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Given the sentence, which choice uses apostrophes correctly?

I cant go to my two little cousins piano recital.

• I cant go to my two little cousins piano recital.

• I can't go to my two little cousin's piano recital.

• I can't go to my cousins' piano recital.

• I cant go to my cousins' piano recital.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Two reasons to use apostrophes are for...

• plural nouns and conjunctions

• possessive nouns and plural nouns

• plural nouns and contractions

• possessive nouns and contractions

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Contractions are...

• two words combined with an apostrophe

• two or more words that act as a single noun

• a punctuation that combine words, phrases, and sentences

• words that show possession

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Which word is not a correctly written contraction?

• can't

• couldn't

• wouldn't

• willn't

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Given the sentence, which choice uses apostrophes correctly?

Our Uncle Chris kids wont be going to the trip.

• Our Uncle Chri's kid's wont be going to the trip.

• Our Uncle Chris' kids won't be going to the trip.

• Our Uncle Chris's kids' won't be going to the trip.

• Our Uncle Chris's kids won't be going to the trip.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which choice best represents the following phrase:

the bags of those students

• those student's bags

• those student's bag's

• those students' bags'

• those students' bags

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which set of contractions are not correct?

• woudn't, could've, I've

• you're, it's, should've

• they're, won't, she's

• I'am, did'nt, should of

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Given the sentence, which choice uses apostrophes correctly?

Several teachers laptops were stolen from their rooms.

• Several teacher's laptops were stolen from their rooms.

• Several teacher's laptop's were stolen from their room's.

• Several teachers' laptop's were stolen from their rooms.

• Several teachers' laptops were stolen from their rooms.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D

Given the sentence, which choice uses apostrophes correctly?

The volunteers are going to Captain Torres mansion for games.

• The volunteers are going to Captain Torres's mansion for games.

• The volunteers' are going to Captain Torres' mansion for games'.

• The volunteer's are going to Captain Torres's mansion for games.

• The volunteers' are going to Captain Torres' mansion for game's.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.2D