Apostrophe to show possession and contraction

True or False: The sentence 'Its raining outside' correctly uses an apostrophe.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The correct sentence should be 'It's raining outside,' where 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is.'

What is the correct possessive form of the noun in this sentence: 'The _____ toys were all over the floor.'

• childrens

• children's

• childrens'

• childrens's

Answer explanation

The correct possessive form is 'children's' because 'children' is already plural.

Complete the sentence: 'The dog's collar is red. The apostrophe in 'dog's' shows ______.'

• a contraction

• plural form

• possession

• a mistake

Answer explanation

The apostrophe in 'dog's' indicates that the collar belongs to the dog.

True or False: The sentence 'Sarahs' books are on the table.' demonstrates correct possessive use of an apostrophe.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The correct possessive form is 'Sarah's books' with the apostrophe before the 's' to show possession.

Which of these sentences uses a contraction correctly?

• Its a sunny day.

• It's a sunny day.

• Its' a sunny day.

• Its a sunny day'

Answer explanation

'It's' is the correct contraction for 'it is.'

Complete the sentence: 'My brothers' _____ is tomorrow.'

• birthday

• birthdays

• birthday's

• birthdays'

Answer explanation

'Brothers'' is the possessive form for multiple brothers, and 'birthday' is singular as it refers to the event.

True or False: In the sentence 'The cats' food bowls are empty,' the apostrophe is used to show possession.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The apostrophe after 'cats' indicates that the food bowls belong to the cats.

Which sentence uses apostrophes correctly to show possession?

• The dogs' leash is broken.

• The dog's' leash is broken.

• The dogs leash is broken.

• The dog's leash is broken.

Answer explanation

This sentence shows possession with 'dog's,' indicating the leash belongs to one dog.

Complete the sentence: 'Jessica and ______ house is on the corner.'

• Marks'

• Mark's

• Marks's

• Marks

Answer explanation

The correct possessive form is 'Mark's,' indicating the house belongs to both Jessica and Mark.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a contraction: '____ going to the park later.'

• Were

• We're

• We are

• We'are

Answer explanation

'We're' is the contraction for 'we are.'