Understanding Apostrophe Usage

Which of the following is an example of forming a possessive for a singular noun?

• the boys' hat

• the boy's hat

• the boys hat

• the boy hat

Which of the following is an example of forming a possessive for a plural noun that does not end in -s?

• the childrens' game

• the children's game

• the childrens game

• the children game

Which of the following is an example of forming a possessive for a plural noun that ends in -s?

• A) two cats' toys

• B) two cat's toys

• C) two cats toys

• D) two cat toys

Fill in the blank: To show joint possession of an object, you should add ___ to the last noun.

• 's

• s'

• s

• '

Fill in the blank: The possessive form of 'the journey of three days' is ___ days' journey.

• three

• three's

• threes

• three'

Which of the following is the correct possessive form for 'the honking of the geese'?

• the geese's honking

• the geeses' honking

• the geese honking

• the geeses honking

What does the apostrophe in "don't" represent?

• do not

• does not

• did not

• do now.

Which of the following is a correct use of apostrophes for forming plurals of lowercase letters?

• three ps

• three p's

• three ps'

• three p's'

Fill in the blank: Apostrophes should not be used with ______ pronouns.

• possessive

• indefinite

• relative

• demonstrative

What is the correct form for the plural of the letter 'q'?

• qs

• q's

• qes

• q's'