Apostrophe Use

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

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.

Tags

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'

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What's the correct way to describe the picture?

• the owls' wisdom
• the owls wisdom
• the owl's wisdom
• the owls's wisdom

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Finish this sentence: To make a noun possessive that DOES NOT end in s...

• add an apostrophe s.
• only add an apostrophe.
• add an s, then an apostrophe s.
• do nothing.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The spideres's web glittered in the morning dew.
• The spiders web glittered in the morning dew.
• The spiders's web glittered in the morning dew.
• The spider's web glittered in the morning dew.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The two boys rucksacks' were found at the water's edge.
• The two boy's rucksacks were found at the waters' edge.
• The two boys' rucksacks were found at the water's edge.
• The two boys' rucksacks' were found at the water's edge.

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Rewrite to form a possessive noun: the shoes of the men.

• the mens' shoes
• the mens shoes
• the men's shoes
• the mens's shoes

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Rewrite to form a possessive noun: the boat belonging to Charles.

• Charles' boat
• Charles boat
• Charles'es boat
• Charles's boat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D