Cap-Punc Pre-Test Apostrophes and Quotation Marks

Which of the following sentences uses an apostrophe correctly to show possession?

• The dogs bone was buried in the yard.

• The dog's bone was buried in the yard.

• The dogs' bone was buried in the yard.

• The dog bone's was buried in the yard.

Identify the correct use of quotation marks in the following sentence: The teacher said, please open your books to page 10.

• The teacher said, "please open your books to page 10."

• The teacher said, "Please open your books to page 10."

• "The teacher said, please open your books to page 10."

• The teacher said, please "open your books to page 10."

Choose the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe for a contraction.

• She will'nt be attending the meeting.

• She wont' be attending the meeting.

• She won't be attending the meeting.

• She wont be attending the meeting.

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks/punctuation?

• "I can't believe it", she said.

• "I can't believe it." she said.

• "I can't believe it," she said.

• "I can't believe it." She said.

Determine which sentence correctly uses apostrophes for both possession and contraction.

• Its a shame that the cat's toy is lost.

• It's a shame that the cats toy is lost.

• It's a shame that the cat's toy is lost.

• Its a shame that the cats' toy is lost.

Which of the following sentences correctly distinguishes between direct and indirect quotes?

• He said that "he was tired."

• He said, "he was tired."

• He said he was tired.

• He said, "that he was tired."

Analyze the following sentence and identify the error in apostrophe usage: The childrens' playground is newly renovated.

• The apostrophe is correctly placed.

• The word should be childs, with the apostrophe after the s (childs').

• There should be no apostrophe.

• The apostrophe should be before the "s" in children's.

Evaluate the following sentence and choose the correct punctuation: She asked, "Do you know where the library is"?

• She asked, "Do you know where the library is?"

• She asked, "Do you know where the library is".

• She asked, "Do you know where the library is."

• She asked, "Do you know where the library is?".

Which of the following sentences does not contain a common error with apostrophes?

• The Jones' house is on the corner.

• The Jones's house is on the corner.

• The Joneses' house is on the corner.

• The Jones house is on the corner.

Identify the sentence that correctly uses both apostrophes and quotation marks.

• "Its important," she said, "to know the rules of grammar."

• "It's important," she said, "to know the rules of grammar."

• "Its important," she said, "to know the rules of grammar".

• "It's important," she said, "to know the rules of grammar".