Apostrophes in Hamlet

​​ (a)   mother has married his uncle.

• Hamlet's

• Hamlets'

• Hamlets's

All ​ (a)   sons will mourn them eventually.

• fathers'

• father's

• fathers

All of the ​ (a)   petals will fall. (many flowers)

• flowers'

• flower's

• flowers

Match the following

• singular possessive

• king's men

• plural

• kings' men

• plural possessive

• king

• incorrect

• kings

• singular

• kings's men

The ______ tips were poisoned. (several swords)

• swords

• sword's

• swords'

• swords's

Match the following

• singular possessive

• the queen's husbands

• plural possessive

• the queens's husbands

• plural

• the queens

• incorrect

• the queen

• singular

• the queens' husbands

​ (a)   brother was believed to be killed by a snake.

• Claudius's

• Claudiu's

• Claudius

_________ voices cannot always be heard by everyone. (many ghosts)

• Ghosts'

• Ghost's

• Ghosts

• Ghostses

The roosters' sounds made the ghost disappear.

• there must be several roosters

• there must only be one rooster

• it is unclear whether there is one or more roosters

• roosters don't exist

Which sentence is correct if there is only one spy?

• The spy's footsteps could be heard behind the curtain.

• The spies' footsteps could be heard behind the curtain.

• The spie's footsteps could be heard behind the curtian.

• The spies footsteps could be heard behind the curtain.