Apostrophes and Possessives
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many apostrophes in the following sentence are parts of possessives? "The dog's collar doesn't fit as well as Alice's scarf."
None
One
Two
Three
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2D
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.2.2C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the correct possessive form of the noun "bees?"
Bee's
Bees's
Bees'
Bees
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2D
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.3.1A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following nouns requires only an apostrophe to form a possessive?
Desk
Bus
Alice
Seat
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2D
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.2.2C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
One argument against including the final "s" of the possessive "compass's" is that it looks strange to have three "s's" in a row. What category would this complaint fall under?
Grammar
Style
Context
Theory
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2D
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.2.2C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the correct possessive form of the plural noun "moose?"
Moose'
Moose's
Mooses'
Mooses's
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2D
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.3.1A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What can we assume about a possessive in which neither an apostrophe nor an "s" have been added?
It's not really a possessive.
It's a possessive noun that ends in a double "s".
It's a possessive noun that ends in a silent "s".
It's a possessive pronoun.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2D
CCSS.L.1.1B
CCSS.L.2.2C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which phrase in the following sentence can be replaced by a possessive? "The children of Janice ran around the playground, shouting and laughing."
"ran around"
"of Janice"
"the playground"
"shouting and laughing"
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2D
CCSS.L.3.1A
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