This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A student writes: "The boys hats are on the table." How would you rewrite the sentence to show that the hats belong to more than one boy? A) The boys hats' are on the table. B) The boys' hats are on the table. C) The boy's hats are on the table. D) The boys hat's are on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boys' hats are on the table. 2. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe for a plural possessive? A) The kids' toys are in the box. B) The kid's toys are in the box. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The kids' toys are in the box. 3. Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly to indicate a contraction? A) She'ell go to the store later. B) She'lll go to the store later. C) She'ill go to the store later. D) She'll go to the store later. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She'll go to the store later. 4. Which answer choice has the most amount of mistakes? A) Dont feed her dogs that. You can't feed the dogs or she'll get upset. B) Don't feed her dogs that. You can't feed the dogs or shell get upset. C) Dont feed her dogs that. You cant feed the dogs or she'll get upset. D) Dont feed her dog's that. You cant feed the dog's or shell get upset. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dont feed her dog's that. You cant feed the dog's or shell get upset. 5. When asked what would be lost by deleting a sentence, the correct answer will simply ..... A) Identify the author's tone. B) Describe the entire paragraph. C) Identify the author's intention. D) Describe that sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Describe that sentence. 6. The eyes of the Yeti glowed in the night. A) The Yeti's eyes glowed in the night. B) The Yeti eyes' glowed in the night. C) The Yetis' eyes glowed in the night. D) The Yetis eyes glowed in the night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Yeti's eyes glowed in the night. 7. Choose the sentence that correctly applies a semicolon. A) I have a meeting tomorrow:therefore, I need to prepare tonight. B) I have a meeting tomorrow, therefore, I need to prepare tonight. C) I have a meeting tomorrow; therefore I need to prepare tonight.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. D) I have a meeting tomorrow; therefore, I need to prepare tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have a meeting tomorrow; therefore, I need to prepare tonight. 8. Frances tried my chocolate-broccoli muffins and made a face. Maybe hell like yours better since you use fresh broccoli. A) Yours'. B) No change. C) He'll. D) Muffin's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He'll. 9. What change, if any, needs to be made to the following sentence? Don't go into my sisters room or she will get mad. A) Change Don't to Dont. B) Change sisters to sister's. C) No change is needed. D) Insert a comma after room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change sisters to sister's. 10. Pick the sentence with the possessive apostrophe in the correct place. A) The dog owner's club meets three times a year. B) The dog owners club meets three times a year. C) The dog owners' club meets three times a year. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog owners' club meets three times a year. 11. If the administrators had a party, it would be ..... A) The administrators' party. B) The administrator party. C) The administrators party. D) The administrator's party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The administrators' party. 12. Which word in the following sentence is an indefinite pronoun? "Everyone should bring their own lunch to the picnic." A) Lunch. B) Everyone. C) Picnic. D) BringTagsQuickeasyChanakyaGrammarINDEFINITE PRONOUN AND APOSTROPHES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everyone. 13. Where does the missing comma belong in the following sentence:Last the girls will eat their sandwiches, drink milk, and play board games. A) After and. B) After last. C) After drink. D) No commas are missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After last. 14. Which word in the following sentence should have a comma after it:Sue please make sure to buy a cake for Sally's birthday. A) Sure. B) Please. C) Sally's. D) Sue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sue. 15. Page 18, Question #43 (Main Idea) A) . B) . C) . D) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 16. Where does the missing comma belong in the following sentence:Because my favorite hobby is fishing my father gave me a new fishing rod. A) After because. B) After fishing. C) After father. D) After hobby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After fishing. 17. Which contraction is correct for 'we have'? A) We'v. B) We've. C) We'ave. D) We'vee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We've. 18. Choose the correct contraction of 'they are'. A) They is. B) They're not. C) They'ren't. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 19. Select the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe to show joint possession. A) Lisa and Brian's apartment is on the corner. B) Lisa's and Brian's apartment is on the corner.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lisa and Brian's apartment is on the corner. 20. ..... backpack is sitting in the corner? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 21. We will try the cupcakes because they are Tara's, not yours. Unlike you, Tara doesn't sneeze into the mixing bowl! A) Does'nt. B) Your's. C) Taras. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 22. Which sentence shows the correct use of an apostrophe to show possession? A) Johns car. B) Johns' car. C) Johns' cars. D) John's car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John's car. 23. Choose the answer that is correct A) You can enter Mr. Lucas' office when you are ready. B) You can enter Mr. Lucas's office when you are ready. C) You can enter Mr. Lucas office when you are ready. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You can enter Mr. Lucas' office when you are ready. 24. No, I think that they are theirs. A) Their's. B) No change. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 25. Which sentence shows the correct use of apostrophes?We arent finished sewing Jackies coat. A) We are'nt finished sewing Jackies' coat. B) We aren't finished sewing Jackie's coat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We aren't finished sewing Jackie's coat. 26. The bag belonging to the man. A) The man, s bag. B) The mans' bag. C) The mans bag. D) The man's bag. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The man's bag. 27. Its not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. A) It is'nt easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. B) Its not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. C) Its' not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. D) It's not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. 28. Choose the sentence that correctly applies apostrophe rules for plural possession. A) The Smith's house is very old. B) The Smithes' house is very old. C) The Smiths' house is very old. D) The Smiths house is very old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Smiths' house is very old. 29. Edit the sentence. If no error, select 'no change.'Sentence:No earthquake has since compared to the Northridge earthquake of 97'. A) 1997. B) '97. C) Nineteen hundred and ninety-seven. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) '97. 30. Find the contraction in the sentence:They're coming over for dinner. A) Over. B) They're. C) Coming. D) Dinner. 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