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WorksheetsPlurals and possessives
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
If a guide for writers is written as writers guide with no apostrophe, how would you write a college for teachers?
teachers' college
teachers college
How would you write the name of the day to commemorate veterans each Nov. 11?
Veterans' Day
Veterans Day
AP style pulls a prank on you with a rule exception for apostrophes for this silly holiday on April 1. Which would be correct?
April Fools' Day
April Fools Day
Apostrophes should be used to indicate that letters or numbers are missing in a contraction, not to make something plural. So, which answer below is correct?
They danced the night away like it was the Roaring '20s.
They danced the night away like it was the Roaring 20's.
Apostrophes should be used to indicate that letters or numbers are missing in a contraction, not to make something plural. So, which answer below is correct?
The Schwartzes loved learning swing dancing at the Ruby Room.
The Schwartzes' loved learning swing dancing at the Ruby Room.
To make a proper name that ends with "y" plural, you add an s. Which then is correct?
There were five Baileys' in my senior class.
There were five Baileys in my senior class.
To make a single letter plural you add an 's (A's, not As). But, the plural of multiple letters and all numbers is to only add s. Which then is NOT correct?
She needed to make all B's to graduate.
The 2000's was a great decade.
She learned her ABCs early.
Binary language consists of nothing but 1s and 0s.
Some nouns are formed using the Old English form. Which is the correct plural form of ox?
Ox are making a comeback on small farms.
Oxes are making a comeback on small farms.
Oxen are making a comeback on small farms.
Which is the correct plural form of goose?
ESPN once used fake coyotes to try to get rid of the geese on campus.
ESPN once used fake coyotes to try to get rid of the gooses on campus.
Which is correct?
He rips the shingles off rooves all summer.
He rips the shingles off roofs all summer.
Which is correct?
My second grade teacher was fond of saying, I don't want to hear any "buts."
My second grade teacher was fond of saying, I don't want to hear any "but's."
What is the plural form of ghetto?
ghettos
ghettoes
When you are talking about TV, print and radio together, what are they called?
The media
Mediums
Following the same Latin structure, which of these is correct when you're talking about a singular occurance?
You can see the phenomena of the Northern Lights in the North.
You can see the phenomenon of the Northern Lights in the North.
Following the same Latin structure, which of these is correct when you're talking about multiple occurrences?
There have been reports of different phenomena for years in the desert near Area 51.
There have been reports of different phenomenon for years in the desert
How would you write a day for Indigenous people?
Indigenous Peoples Day
Indigenous Peoples' Day
Compound words are tricky. You make the word specifically about the personal identity plural. Which then is correct?
How many attorneys general can one president have?
How many attorney generals can one president have?
AP gave up using the Latin version of cactus because a new form of plural has taken over American English. Which is correct?
cacti
cactuses
AP gave up using the Latin version of a plural memo because a new form of plural has taken over American English. Which is correct?
memoranda
memorandums
Mary and Bill each own a car. Both cars are in the driveway. Which correctly indicates possession?
Mary and Bill's cars are in the driveway.
Mary's and Bill's cars are in the driveway.
What is a holiday for only your mother? (That's the logic, I know, some people have two moms or three ...)
Mother's Day
Mothers Day
Some nouns do not change form at all when plural. What is the correct plural form of sheep?
(a)
Deer are like sheep besides that they both have four feet and are furry. What is the correct plural form of deer?
(a)
