This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophe Omission And Possession – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is my missing pencil! A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 2. Antarctica is so frozen that people visit, but dont live there. A) Change people to People. B) Delete the comma. C) Make no change. D) Change dont to don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Change dont to don't. 3. Choose the correct possessive form:The house of the teacher. A) The teachers' house. B) The teachers house. C) The teacher's house. D) The teacher house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The teacher's house. 4. Three of the ..... tyres are flat. A) Bus. B) Bus'. C) Bus's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bus's. 5. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly? A) The cat's toy is under the table. B) The cats' toy is under the table. C) The cats toy is under the table. D) The cat toy's is under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat's toy is under the table. 6. Edit the sentence. If no error, select 'no change.'Sentence:Theres no specific way to cope with stress, but doctors offer some advice. A) No change. B) Theres'. C) There's. D) There are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's. 7. The main ..... character flaw is pride. A) Character's. B) Characters'. C) Characters. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character's. 8. Choose the correct answer for each sentence ..... weather is warm for most of the year. A) Texas'. B) Texas's. C) Texas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Texas's. 9. The contraction for you will A) You'will. B) You'wi. C) You'll. D) Youll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You'll. 10. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word using an apostrophe: "He will not go to the party; he ..... (will not)." A) Will not. B) Wont. C) Willn't. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Won't. 11. Which word in this sentence needs an apostrophe for possession:They went to have dinner at Marys house. A) Marys. B) Dinner. C) House. D) They. E) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marys. 12. The recipe calls for two pounds of ..... A) Potato's. B) Potatos. C) Potatoes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Potatoes. 13. How do you form the possessive of a singular noun? A) Add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., 'the cat' becomes 'the cat's'). B) Add an apostrophe only (e.g., 'the cat' becomes 'the cat'). C) Add 's' without an apostrophe (e.g., 'the cat' becomes 'the cats'). D) Add 'es' (e.g., 'the cat' becomes 'the cat'es'). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., 'the cat' becomes 'the cat's'). 14. While writing a note, Ava wrote 'can't' instead of 'cannot'. The apostrophe in 'can't' replaces which letters? A) Ot. B) An. C) Ca. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ot. 15. Do you know what ..... doing tonight? A) Your. B) You're. C) Your'. D) You'r. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're. 16. Samuel, Zoe, and Luna are working on a group project. Select the correct possessive form of the noun 'students' to complete the sentence:'The ..... project was well-received by the teacher.' A) Student's. B) Students's. C) Student'ss. D) Students'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Students'. 17. Katie, (whose, who's) mother is Terry, graduated from Holden. A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 18. The British scientist J.D. Bernal believed that human beings' would eventually be replaced by creatures who's bodies were half-human and half-machine. A) Beings & who's. B) Being's & whos'. C) No Change. D) Beings & whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beings & whose. 19. A computer program devoted to facial recognition can determine people's emotions by following there faces' movements and linking its readings with a database of expressions. A) They're, its. B) No Change. C) There, it's. D) Their, its. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their, its. 20. Fill in the blank:To form contractions, combine words by replacing missing letters with an ..... A) Apostrophe. B) Comma. C) Period. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apostrophe. 21. Sally did'nt do her homework last night. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 22. ..... sneak away for an adventure! A) Lets'. B) Let's. C) L'ets. D) Le'ts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let's. 23. Which sentence does NOT use apostrophes correctly? A) The boys' basketballs are on the rack. B) The Gards's lives are in grave danger. C) We are the Joneses' guest tonight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Gards's lives are in grave danger. 24. The job of any conjunction is to ..... A) Give more detail about the verb. B) Adds detail to any word. C) Bring together two word, phrases or sentences. D) Provide more information about the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bring together two word, phrases or sentences. 25. Two reasons to use apostrophes are for ..... A) Plural nouns and conjunctions. B) Possessive nouns and plural nouns. C) Plural nouns and contractions. D) Possessive nouns and contractions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possessive nouns and contractions. 26. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe rule and/or the correct commonly confused word. A) When are you going to realize they're Cookie Monster's cookies?. B) When our you going to realize there Cookie Monster's cookies?. C) When are you going to realize there Cookie Monster's cookies?. D) When are you going to realize their Cookie Monster's cookies?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When are you going to realize they're Cookie Monster's cookies?. 27. In the contraction 'doesn't, ' what letters does the apostrophe replace? A) Es. B) E. C) O. D) O. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Es. 28. What supposedly isn't a word, but TOTALLY is a word in Kelsey's vocabulary? (Fun fact, it IS in the dictionary!) A) Yall. B) Yoll. C) Y'all. D) Yal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Y'all. 29. If two or more people share possession of something, use an apostrophe A) With all names present. B) With the last name listed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the last name listed. 30. My family always goes to my Grandmothers house for Sunday dinner. A) Change family to Family. B) Change Grandmothers to Grandmother's. C) Change Sunday to sunday. D) No change needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change Grandmothers to Grandmother's. 31. To show singular possession, use A) An apostrophe + s. B) Use an s + apostrophe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An apostrophe + s. 32. Two dogs own treats A) Dog's treats. B) Dogs' treats. C) Dogs's treats. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dogs' treats. 33. Please put all the ..... in the fridge as soon as you get home. Which word correctly completes the sentence? A) Grocerie's. B) Grocery's. C) Groceries. D) Groceries'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groceries. 34. Is the apostrophe used correctly?they're A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 35. The gray wolf, which once lived throughout much of North America, is now rarely spotted because it's habitat has been almost entirely destroyed. A) Its. B) Its'. C) No Change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 36. Choose the correct contraction for the phrase "he is": A) He'. B) He's. C) Hes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He's. 37. Which sentence shows the correct use of an apostrophe in a possessive form? A) 'Sara's cat is very playful.'. B) Saras' cat is very playful. C) Sara cat is very playful. D) Saras cat is very playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Sara's cat is very playful.'. 38. Which of the following sentences contains an error in the use of an apostrophe for omission? A) You're going to love this book. B) She's going to the shop. C) That's not what I meant. D) I havn't seen that movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I havn't seen that movie. 39. Which sentences uses apostrophes correctly. A) The girls sleeping bag's are spread out all over the room. B) The girl's sleeping bags are spread out all over the room. C) The girls' sleeping bags are spread out all over the room. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The girls' sleeping bags are spread out all over the room. 40. Is the apostrophe used in a contraction or possessive noun?Mrs. Macy's class worked hard on learning about apostrophes. A) Contraction. B) Possessive Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possessive Noun. 41. Do possessive pronouns use apostrophes? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 42. Where does an apostrophe go when only one person owns something? A) After the S. B) Between their name and what they own. C) Before the S. D) After what they own. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before the S. 43. Which sentence shows a proper use of a plural possessive? A) All of the student's backpacks were extremely light on Friday. B) All of the students' backpacks were very heavy on Friday. C) All of the students backpacks' were very light on Friday. D) All of the students backpack's were very heavy on Friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the students' backpacks were very heavy on Friday. 44. Edit the sentence. If no error, select 'no change.'Sentence:Some doctors reports show that there might be other factors affecting teens. A) Doctors'. B) No change. C) Doctor's. D) Doctorses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 45. Which sentence uses an apostropheto show possession? A) Ben and Tom's dog is a Labrador. B) Ben's and Tom's dog is a Labrador. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ben and Tom's dog is a Labrador. 46. Which sentence correctly uses anapostrophe to show possession? A) The boy's were playing out. B) I picked up the boy's coat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I picked up the boy's coat. 47. Well, ..... just crazy. A) There. B) The're. C) Their. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 48. He read his book while the computer did ..... job. A) It's. B) Its. C) Its'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 49. At the daycare, the ..... parents cannot come inside to retrieve their children; the children must be brought out to their parents' cars. A) Children. B) Childrens. C) Children's. D) Childrens'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children's. 50. Rewrite to form a possessive:the lockers of the Seniors A) The Seniors' lockers. B) The Senior's lockers. C) The Seniors' lockers'. D) The Senior's locker's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Seniors' lockers. 51. The cat will not eat food from its bowl. A) Rule 5. B) Rule 4. C) Rule 2. D) Rule 1. E) Rule 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rule 5. 52. Everyones books are in the library. A) Everyones'. B) Everyone. C) NO CHANGE. D) Everyone's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everyone's. 53. Which sentence is correctlypunctuated? A) James and Charle's don't likeswimming. B) Jacob sha'nt be coming to Ellie'sparty. C) I don't think Dan and Liam's mumwill let them come to my house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I don't think Dan and Liam's mumwill let them come to my house. 54. Benjamin found a lost dog in the park. Choose the correct possessive form to complete the sentence:'The ..... collar was missing.' A) Doges'. B) Dog's. C) Doges. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dog's. 55. Where do you put the apostrophe in wont? A) Wont'. B) W'ont. C) Wo'nt. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Won't. 56. You're sister is so nice! A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 57. Use an apostrophe and-s to form the possessive of a singular noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. What are the two correct ways to edit the incorrect sentence below?Mrs. Collin's stapler is on the desk. A) Mrs. Collins's staplers' are on the desk. B) Both of these are correct:Mrs. Collins's stapler is on the desk. or Mrs. Collins stapler is on the desk. C) Mrs. Collins' stapler is on the desk. D) Both of these are correct:Mrs. Collins's stapler is on the desk. or Mrs. Collins' stapler is on the desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both of these are correct:Mrs. Collins's stapler is on the desk. or Mrs. Collins' stapler is on the desk. 59. Apostrophes can NOT indicate foreign or non-standard English. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. The contraction of I have A) I've. B) I'd. C) I'hv. D) None of the above. 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