Plural Possession

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly?

• Are we going to the Scotts' house for move night?

• Are we going to the Scotts's house for move night?

• Are we going to the Scott's house for move night?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

The ​ (a)   toys, left in the playroom, needed to be cleaned. (plural noun)

• babies'

• baby's

• babies

• babys

Answer explanation

The plural form of baby is "babies." To show that the toys belong to multiple babies, an apostrophe must be added after "s."

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

Avoiding stops, we made it on time to the ​ (a)   birthday party. (plural noun)

• twins'

• twin's

• twins's

• twins

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

My ​ (a)   house is outside of town. (plural noun)

• parents'

• parents

• parent's

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Her tests are challenging, but if you study, you'll do fine!

Which is true of the underlined word:

• just plural/no possession

• singular (1) and possessive

• plural (2+) and possessive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

The lions' cubs were protected by the whole pride.

Which is true of the underlined word:

• just plural/no possession

• singular (1) and possessive

• plural (2+) and possessive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

Which correction should be made to the underlined word:

The boys locker room was a mess after the game.

• boy's

• boys'

• it's correct how it is

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

For irregular plural nouns, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE PLURAL, they don't follow the rule of adding an apostrophe after the "s." (boys' bathroom, teachers' meeting...) Which ones are correct? (they don't follow the plural rule)

• The children's books arrived.

• The childrens' books arrived.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the underlined word?

• just plural/no possession

• singular (1) and possessive

• plural (2+) and possessive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

We have got a bike . It's ...... bike.

• my

• mine

• our

• theirs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D