Apostrophes

Rewrite the sentence to show correct possession or contractions. Tuck, our class dog, had 10 puppies.

• Our classes dog, Tuck, had 10 puppies.

• Our class's dog, Tuck, had 10 puppies.

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CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

Select the option where the apostrophe placement is most correct:

• My mother belongs to the womens club.

• My mother belong's to the womens club.

• My mother belongs to the women's club.

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CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

Select the correct possessive form:

• The men's watches.

• The mens watch's.

• The mens watches.

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CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What's the correct way to write this sentence?

• Mrs. Mactaggarts' ESL class likes to eat cookies.

• Mrs. Mactaggart's ESL class likes to eat cookies.

• Mrs. Mactaggart class's likes to eat cookies.

• Mrs. Mactaggarts's class likes to eat cookies.

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CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

Rewrite to form a possessive noun: the truck owned by my father.

• my fathers's truck

• my father's truck

• the truck's by my father

• the truck's father

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

Rewrite to form a possessive noun: the notebooks of the students.

• the students' notebooks

• the student's notebooks

• the notebook's students

• the notebooks' of the students

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

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'

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CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B

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

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

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

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.1.1B

Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

• The cats' toy is under the couch.

• The cat's toy is under the couch.

• The cats toy's is under the couch.

• The cats toy is under the couch.

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CCSS.L.3.2D

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.1.1B