This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophe Omission And Possession – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. The contraction of I have A) I've. B) I'd. C) I'hv. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've. 4. 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. 5. Those are Jimmy's skates. A) Rule 4. B) Rule 1. C) Rule 2. D) Rule 5. E) Rule 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rule 1. 6. The ..... voices are so beautiful. A) Ladies's. B) Ladies'. C) Ladies. D) Ladie's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ladies'. 7. 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. 8. Which two words could be contracted in this sentence? She will not attend the meeting. A) Will + not. B) Not + attend. C) Attend + the. D) She + will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will + not. 9. 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. 10. Which sentence is properly written (correct punctuation, spelling, and homophone use)? A) Arn't you spending alot of time on your device?. B) Arn't you spending a lot 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?. 11. 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) S. D) '. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 's. 12. Do plurals require apostrophes? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. 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. 14. 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?. 15. Properly complete the sentence:The hat belongs to Max. It is ..... A) Maxes'. B) Maxs'. C) Max's. D) Maxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Max's. 16. 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. 17. Choose the sentence with the correct apostrophe usage: A) The cats' whiskers are very sensitive. B) The cats whisker's are very sensitive. C) The cat's whiskers are very sensitive. D) The cats whiskers' are very sensitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat's whiskers are very sensitive. 18. Tick which sentence is correctly punctuated to show possession? A) The childrens clothes' were hanging up. B) The childrens clothes' were hanging up. C) The childrens' clothes were hanging up. D) The children's clothes were hanging up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The children's clothes were hanging up. 19. 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. 20. The students miss seeing ..... friends in class every day. A) There. B) Thir. C) They're. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their. 21. He'll is the contraction for ..... A) She + will. B) He + will. C) He + would. D) He + could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He + will. 22. 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. 23. ..... 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. 24. Which rule is displayed in the following sentence?Now isn't the time for this discussion. A) Plural. B) Possessive pronoun. C) Singular. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contraction. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. Which of the following sentences correctly distinguishes between direct and indirect quotes? A) He said, "that he was tired.". B) He said that "he was tired.". C) He said, "he was tired.". D) He said he was tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He said he was tired. 29. 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. 30. 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'. ← 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 4Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 5Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 6Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 8Apostrophe Omission And Possession Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books