This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophe Omission And Possession – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence DOES NOT USE the apostrophe to show possession? A) Reynie's task is to find the missing crown. B) Sherlock's cases are intriguing. C) She's picking flowers in the garden. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's picking flowers in the garden. 2. Those are Jimmy's skates. A) Rule 3. B) Rule 4. C) Rule 2. D) Rule 5. E) Rule 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Rule 1. 3. The ..... voices are so beautiful. A) Ladies'. B) Ladies's. C) Ladie's. D) Ladies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ladies'. 4. What type of apostrophe is this?I heard it's your birthday. A) Possessive. B) Contraction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contraction. 5. Which two words could be contracted in this sentence? She will not attend the meeting. A) Not + attend. B) She + will. C) Will + not. D) Attend + the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will + not. 6. The ..... court is for the people, by the people.(If a possessive noun is an IRREGULAR PLURAL noun (children, men, women, geese, people, etc ..... ) only add:'s. Do NOT add an S first. Since irregular plural nouns are not spelled with an S like regular plural nouns are, their irregular spelling is already plural.) A) People's. B) Peoples'. C) Peoples's. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People's. 7. Which sentence is properly written (correct punctuation, spelling, and homophone use)? A) Arn't you spending a lot of time on your device. B) Arn't you spending alot of time on your device?. C) Aren't you spending a lot of time on your device?. D) Aren't you spending alot of time on your device. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aren't you spending a lot of time on your device?. 8. What should we add to regular singular nouns (that are NOT spelled with an S at the end) to show possession?Ex/ The girl is at her mom's house.Where is Mr. Meese's WebEx link?Additionally, check your partner's paragraph and give him/her feedback. A) S'. B) 's. C) '. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 's. 9. Do plurals require apostrophes? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. I can see that ..... very tired. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 11. Whos the partys candidate for vice president this year? A) Whose the party's candidate for vice president this year?. B) Who's the party's candidate for vice president this year?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who's the party's candidate for vice president this year?. 12. Properly complete the sentence:The hat belongs to Max. It is ..... A) Max's. B) Maxes'. C) Maxs'. D) Maxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Max's. 13. Which answer shows the best way to fix the word in red?Aneeka is always well dressed. A) No change. B) Welldressed. C) Well-dressed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Well-dressed. 14. Tick which sentence is correctly punctuated to show possession? A) The childrens clothes' were hanging up. B) The children's clothes were hanging up. C) The childrens clothes' were hanging up. D) The childrens' clothes were hanging up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's clothes were hanging up. 15. What needs to be changed in the following sentence?The mother picked up the childrens toys. A) No change. B) The children's toys. C) The childrens' toys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's toys. 16. The students miss seeing ..... friends in class every day. A) There. B) Thir. C) They're. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 17. He'll is the contraction for ..... A) He + will. B) She + will. C) He + could. D) He + would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He + will. 18. Josh and Mia live together A) Josh's and Mia's house. B) Josh's and Mia house. C) Josh and Mia's house. D) Josh and mias's house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Josh and Mia's house. 19. ..... seen him somewhere before. A) I've. B) I'ave. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've. 20. Which rule is displayed in the following sentence?Now isn't the time for this discussion. A) Singular. B) Contraction. C) Plural. D) Possessive pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contraction. 21. There are many items I need to get from the grocery store including bread, eggs and milk. A) NO CHANGE. B) Bread, eggs, and milk. C) Bread, eggs, milk. D) Bread eggs milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bread, eggs, and milk. 22. They're here, yesterday. They're in this sentence is the contraction of ..... A) They are. B) They were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were. 23. The pen belongs to my cousin. It is: A) My cousin's pen. B) My cousins pen. C) My cousins' pen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My cousin's pen. 24. Which of the following sentences correctly distinguishes between direct and indirect quotes? A) He said, "he was tired.". B) He said, "that he was tired.". C) He said that "he was tired.". D) He said he was tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he was tired. 25. Complete this line:Both of their ..... were out of tune. A) Pianos. B) Piano's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pianos. 26. Select the answer the correctly uses apostrophes for the following sentence:I heard the (crickets) calming chirping throughout the night. A) Cricket's. B) Crickets'. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crickets'. 27. I prefer an American-style breakfast when I visit this nations biggest cities. A) NO CHANGE. B) Nations'. C) Nation's. D) Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nation's. 28. Yes or no, if a word already has an s do you add an apostrophe and another s? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 29. The contraction of will not A) Won't. B) Aren't. C) Wouldn't. D) Willn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won't. 30. Which sentence is written correctly? (One Friend) A) My friends's basement is filled with fascinating things. B) My friends' basement is filled with fascinating things. C) My friends basement is filled with fascinating things. D) My friend's basement is filled with fascinating things. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend's basement is filled with fascinating things. 31. Which word is not a correctly written contraction? A) Wouldn't. B) Can't. C) Couldn't. D) Willn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Willn't. 32. It's going to be beautiful outside this weekend. A) Rule 4. B) Rule 3. C) Rule 5. D) Rule 2. E) Rule 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rule 5. 33. You're safe, now. You're in this sentence is the contraction of ..... A) You are. B) You were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You are. 34. The books on the shelf are (theirs/there's). A) Theirs. B) There's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theirs. 35. What kind of surnames use apostrophes? A) Irish. B) Southern. C) English. D) Scottish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irish. 36. Which sentence shows the plural possession rule with a noun that does NOT end in s? A) The women's bible study group had donuts. B) The baby's diapers were in the bag. C) The puppies' eyes have not opened yet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The women's bible study group had donuts. 37. The teacher told us that the semester's grades will be released a week from now. A) Semesters grades. B) Grade's for the semester. C) NO CHANGE. D) Semesters' grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 38. ..... go breaking my heart. A) Do'nt. B) Donot. C) Dont. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't. 39. The peacock is a bird who's penchant for showing off its bright, multicolored plumage has made it a symbol of vanity and pride in many different cultures. A) Whose, it's. B) Who's, it's. C) No Change. D) Whose, its. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whose, its. 40. The coat belonging to my dad A) My dads coat. B) My dads' coat. C) My dad's coat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My dad's coat. 41. Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks/punctuation? A) "I can't believe it." She said. B) "I can't believe it, " she said. C) "I can't believe it." she said. D) "I can't believe it", she said. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "I can't believe it, " she said. 42. ..... favorite place at school was the Maker Room. A) Lucass. B) Lucas. C) Lucas's. D) Lucas's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lucas's. 43. In the evening, the dogs' loud barking disturbed all the neighbours. A) Singular. B) Plural. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plural. 44. You will take ..... report card home on Friday. A) Your. B) You're. C) You. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 45. Which sentence correctly uses both the APOSTROPHE and the CONJUNCTION. A) That is my mom's cousin, but I have never met her. B) These are my moms counsins' since they were born. C) That is my mo'ms cousin, but I have never met them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That is my mom's cousin, but I have never met her. 46. Is the apostrophe used in a contraction or possessive noun?I haven't finished my ST Math goal yet. A) Contraction. B) Possessive Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contraction. 47. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the word using an apostrophe: "They ..... (could not) finish their project on time." A) They couldnt finish their project on time. B) They could'nt finish their project on time. C) They couldn't finish their project on time. D) They could not' finish their project on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They couldn't finish their project on time. 48. Which sentence is complete AND correctly punctuated? A) The Franklin's left their neighbors' mail in the rain for three days. It was ruined. B) The Franklins' left their neighbor's mail in the rain for three days, it was ruined. C) The Franklins left their neighbor's mail in the rain for three days; it was ruined. D) The Franklins left their neighbors mail in the rain for three days, so it was ruined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Franklins left their neighbor's mail in the rain for three days; it was ruined. 49. What is the contraction of 'he is'? A) Hes. B) He's. C) He'ss. D) He'sn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He's. 50. Because of exceptions to apostrophe rules, we can write "Jesus' followers." A) Jesus's. B) Jesus. C) NO CHANGE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 51. The house that belongs to my parents. A) My parents' house. B) My parents house. C) My parent's house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My parents' house. 52. Select the answer that correctly uses apostrophes for the following sentence:I cant believe were beginning another school year! A) Can't. B) Can't and we're. C) Cant' and were. D) We're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't and we're. 53. Writing code for applications and websites requires a lot of complexity to be stored in the programmers mind at any one time. A) Programmers mind's. B) Programmer's mind. C) NO CHANGE. D) Programmers' mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Programmer's mind. 54. The contraction for was not A) Wasn't. B) Was'n. C) Was't. D) Wasnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't. 55. Choose the correct phrase: A) Maggie Finch's jeans. B) Maggie Finchs' jeans. C) Maggie Finchs jeans. D) Maggie Finch jeans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maggie Finch's jeans. 56. What does 'John's' indicate? A) It indicates a description of John. B) It indicates a location related to John. C) It indicates possession, meaning something belongs to John. D) It indicates a time period associated with John. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It indicates possession, meaning something belongs to John. 57. Which word should have an apostrophe in the sentence? Some students are morning people, and some just arent. A) Aren't. B) Students'. C) Are'nt. D) Student's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aren't. 58. What is the long form of should've A) Should have. B) Should of. C) Should. D) Should not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 59. Which word is correct? ..... and Tina's books are not returned yet. A) Jacob. B) Jacob's. C) Jacobs'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jacob's. 60. Myles owns the pencil A) Myles' pencil. B) Myle's pencil. C) Myles pencil. D) Myles's pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myles' pencil. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesApostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 1Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 2Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 3Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 5Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 6Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 7Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 8Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books