This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The tail of the dog A) The dogs' tail. B) The dog's tail. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog's tail. 2. Which of the following is an example of using an apostrophe to show possession? A) The cats are playing. B) The cats toys. C) The cat's toy. D) The cat is sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat's toy. 3. Create a complex sentence using a semicolon to link two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction. A) He wanted to go to the concert:but he had to work late. B) He wanted to go to the concert, but he had to work late. C) He wanted to go to the concert; but, he had to work late.TagsDOK Level 4:Extended Thinking. D) He wanted to go to the concert; but he had to work late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wanted to go to the concert; but he had to work late. 4. Choose the correct contraction of 'we will'. A) We'el. B) We'll. C) We'lll. D) We will. E) We'ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We'll. 5. What is the plural possessive form of "dog" ? A) Dogs'. B) Doges'. C) Dogs. D) Dog's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dogs'. 6. Choose the sentence that uses commas correctly according to the rules of apposition and non-restrictive elements. A) My brother, who is a doctor, moved to New York last year. B) My brother who is a doctor moved to New York, last year.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, who is a doctor, moved to New York last year. 7. Page 23, Question #74 (Main Idea) A) H. B) G. C) F. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F. 8. Pick the correct form:A) Whose going to the meeting today?B) Who's going to the meeting today?C) Whos going to the meeting today?D) Whose's going to the meeting today? A) Who's going to the meeting today?. B) Whose going to the meeting today?. C) Whose's going to the meeting today?. D) Whos going to the meeting today?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's going to the meeting today?. 9. Correct the following sentence. The students grades improved from benchmark 1, they will do amazing on the STAAR. A) The students' grades improved from benchmark 1, they will do amazing on the STAAR. B) The student's grades improved from benchmark 1, they will do amazing on the STAAR. C) The students' grades improved from benchmark 1; they will do amazing on the STAAR. D) The student's grades improved from benchmark 1 and they will do amazing on the STAAR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students' grades improved from benchmark 1; they will do amazing on the STAAR. 10. ..... cute puppy is that? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 11. Identify the correct usage of a colon in the following sentences. A) The following items are required:a pencil, a notebook, and a ruler. B) The following items are required; a pencil, a notebook, and a ruler. C) The following items are required a pencil, a notebook, and a ruler. D) The following items are required:a pencil; a notebook; and a ruler.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The following items are required:a pencil, a notebook, and a ruler. 12. Select the sentence that correctly uses the contraction for "you are." A) Youre going to love this movie!. B) You're going to love this movie!. C) Your going to love this movie!. D) You'r going to love this movie!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You're going to love this movie!. 13. Before the dancers could finish, a loud noise in the audience disrupted their rhythm and ruined the entire performance. A) They're. B) NO CHANGE. C) It's. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 14. Ms. Trevino has been a ( positive connotation) employee for eight years. A) Terrible. B) Costly. C) Mediocre. D) Valuable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Valuable. 15. In the hot classroom, Warren's glass's kept slipping down his sweaty nose. A) He's. B) Warren's. C) Glasses. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glasses. 16. Which of the following is the correct use of apostrophes for possession? A) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is s' (e.g. the dogs' bone). B) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is 's (e.g. the dog's bone). C) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is s's (e.g. the dogs's bone). D) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is s (e.g. the dogs s bone). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The correct use of apostrophes for possession is 's (e.g. the dog's bone). 17. What is the expanded form of the contraction in this sentence?I'd love to have pancakes for breakfast. A) You would. B) I am. C) I would. D) You can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I would. 18. The tracks of the monsters disappeared into the swamp. A) The monster tracks' disappeared into the swamp. B) The monsters tracks disappeared into the swamp. C) The monsters' tracks disappeared into the swamp. D) The monster's tracks disappeared into the swamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The monsters' tracks disappeared into the swamp. 19. What is the purpose of using an apostrophe in abbreviations or acronyms? A) To indicate possession or ownership. B) To join two words by replacing missing letters. C) To indicate the omission of letters. D) To form the plural of lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To indicate the omission of letters. 20. Choose the sentence that demonstrates the correct use of an apostrophe to show possession. A) The cat's toy is on the floor. B) The cats toy is on the floor. C) The cat toy's is on the floor. D) The cats' toy is on the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat's toy is on the floor. 21. All of the sheep were walking through the field. A) Sheep's. B) No change. C) Sheeps'. D) Sheeps's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 22. What is the rule for using "its" without an apostrophe? A) Use "its" when it shows possession. B) Use "its" when it is a question. C) Use "its" when it means "it is". D) Use "its" at the beginning of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use "its" when it shows possession. 23. The phone of Miss Underwood A) Miss Underwood's phone. B) Miss Underwoods' phone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss Underwood's phone. 24. Find the contraction in the sentence:She's going to the store. A) To the. B) She's. C) Going. D) Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She's. 25. The ..... department is on the second floor of Old Navy. A) Womens'. B) Woman's. C) Womans'. D) Women's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Women's. 26. Choose the correct form of the contraction for "it is." A) Its. B) It's. C) Its'. D) It'is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 27. Which sentence correctly uses apostrophes for possession? A) The boys' bikes are new. B) The boys bikes are new.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boys' bikes are new. 28. I do not like ..... pet snake. A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 29. Select the correct plural possessive form of the noun 'baby'. A) Baby's. B) Babies'. C) Babys'. D) Babies's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babies'. 30. When the ACT exam asks about the author's purpose, if you should add or delete a sentence, or what a paragraph would lose by deleting the sentence, these are simply complicated ways of asking if you understand what the reading passage is MAINLY ABOUT, or what the MAIN IDEA is. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesApostrophes Quiz 1Apostrophes Quiz 2Apostrophes Quiz 3Apostrophes Quiz 4Apostrophes Quiz 5Apostrophes Quiz 6Apostrophes Quiz 7Apostrophes Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books