Mastering Apostrophe Usage in Possessive Nouns

Mastering Apostrophe Usage in Possessive Nouns

Assessment

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English

6th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Lucas Foster

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a possessive noun?

A noun that possesses, owns, or has something

A noun that indicates an action

A noun that replaces a proper noun

A noun that describes another noun

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you form the possessive of a singular noun?

By adding es

By adding an apostrophe after s

By adding an apostrophe before s

By adding s

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Is adding apostrophe s to a singular noun ending in s always mandatory?

Yes, it's always required

No, it's optional

Yes, but only for proper nouns

No, you should never add apostrophe s

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the possessive form of a plural noun that ends in s formed?

By adding another s

By adding es

By adding an apostrophe before the s

By adding an apostrophe after the s

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For irregular plural nouns not ending in s, how do you form the possessive?

By adding an apostrophe after s

By adding an apostrophe before s

By adding apostrophe s

No change is needed

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you indicate shared possession?

By adding apostrophe s only to the last noun

By adding apostrophe s to both nouns

By not using apostrophes

By adding s to both nouns without apostrophes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the case of separate possession, how is it indicated?

By adding apostrophe s to the last noun only

By not using apostrophes

By adding apostrophe s to both nouns

By using only an apostrophe after each noun

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