Apostrophes and Possessives

Rewrite the following sentence using a possessive apostrophe: The car belonging to my brother is parked outside.

• My brother's car is parked outside.

• The car belonging to my brother's parked outside.

• The car's belonging to my brother is parked outside.

• The car belonging to my brother's is parked outside.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which of the following is the correct possessive form of the word 'children'?

• childrens

• childs

• child's

• children's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

In the sentence 'The dog's tail wagged happily', what does the apostrophe indicate?

• pluralization

• contraction

• punctuation

• possession

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Choose the correct possessive form for the word 'girls'.

• girl's

• girlss'

• girls's

• girls'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Identify the sentence with the correct use of possessive apostrophe: a) The teachers' lounge is off-limits. b) The teacher's lounge is off-limits. c) The teachers lounge is off-limits.

• a) The teachers' lounge is off-limits.

• d) The teacher's lounges is off-limits.

• c) The teachers lounge is off-limits.

• b) The teacher's lounge is off-limits.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Rewrite the sentence using a possessive apostrophe: The house that belongs to my parents is very old.

• My parents' house is very old.

• The house that belongs to my parents is very old.

• The house that belongs to my parent is very old.

• The house that belongs to my parent's is very old.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which of the following is the correct possessive form of the word 'men'?

• mens'

• man's

• mens

• men's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

In the sentence 'The cat's whiskers twitched', what does the apostrophe indicate?

• denotes a question

• marks the plural form of the word

• indicates a contraction

• possession or ownership

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Choose the correct possessive form for the word 'children'.

• childrens

• childs

• children's

• child's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Identify the sentence with the correct use of possessive apostrophe: a) The students' project was impressive. b) The student's project was impressive. c) The students project was impressive.

• b) The student project was impressive.

• a) The students' project was impressive.

• c) The students' project was impressive

• d) The students project was impressive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D