This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Punctuation > Possessive Apostrophes – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 7 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Avoiding stops, we made it on time to the (a) birthday party. (plural noun) A) Twin's. B) Twins's. C) A. twins'. D) Twins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. twins'. 2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:The dog's collar is ..... favorite toy. A) It's. B) Its. C) It. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 3. What does an apostrophe indicate in the word:shouldn't A) A noun. B) A plural form. C) A contraction. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A contraction. 4. Why is it rare to use apostrophes to make words plural? A) It is only used for numbers. B) It is only used for lowercase letters. C) It is grammatically incorrect. D) It is only used for uppercase letters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is only used for lowercase letters. 5. What is the main takeaway from the video? A) Apostrophes are not important. B) Apostrophes are only used for possession. C) Apostrophes are only used for contractions. D) Apostrophes are used for contractions, possession, and rarely for pluralization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Apostrophes are used for contractions, possession, and rarely for pluralization. 6. ..... reading The Tell Tale Heart in Language Arts class. A) Where. B) Ware. C) We're. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We're. 7. The stray dog quickly ate ..... food. A) It's. B) Its. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 8. What is the correct contraction for I WOULD A) Id. B) ID. C) Id'. D) I'd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'd. 9. Which of the following nouns requires only an apostrophe to form a possessive? A) Alice. B) Desk. C) Seat. D) Bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bus. 10. True or False:The contraction for 'we are' is 'we're'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which of the following is the correct possessive form of the word 'children'? A) Children's. B) Childrens. C) Childs. D) Child's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children's. 12. What is the correct possessive form for a plural noun not ending in 's'? A) The childrens backpacks. B) The childrens' backpacks. C) The childs' backpacks. D) The children's backpacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The children's backpacks. 13. "The persons bag fell off of the platform." What is the possessive form of person? A) Persones'. B) Person's. C) Persones's. D) Persons's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Person's. 14. Which word or phrase best completes this sentence using proper grammar? The ..... decision was surprising. A) Committee's. B) Committees. C) Committees'. D) Commitee's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Committee's. 15. Possessive, Contraction, or Plural?The mail prices once cost five dollars for a letter. A) Possessive. B) Contraction. C) Plural. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plural. 16. True or False:An apostrophe is used in contractions to replace omitted letters. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. True or False:The sentence 'Lets go to the park' uses an apostrophe correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Which sentence correctly shows possession using an apostrophe with the singular noun "boy" ? a) The boy's hat is blue. b) The boys' hat is blue. c) The boys hat is blue. d) The boys's hat is blue. A) The boy's hat is blue. B) The boys hat is blue. C) The boys's hat is blue. D) The boys' hat is blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy's hat is blue. 19. Examining the mountain in front of them, the hikers were confident in they're ability to climb its rocky terrain. A) NO CHANGE. B) Their ability to climb its. C) They're ability to climb it's. D) Their ability to climb it's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their ability to climb its. 20. Choose the sentence that uses the correct contraction: A) Its a beautiful day. B) She'll meet us at the park. C) Theyre going to the movies. D) He said he cant go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She'll meet us at the park. 21. Choose the correct possessive form of the plural noun "teachers" . a) teacher's b) teachers' c) teachers's d) teachers A) Teachers's. B) Teachers. C) Teachers'. D) Teacher's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teachers'. 22. Ms ..... desk is by the door. A) Mereenas. B) Mereena's. C) Mereenas'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mereena's. 23. Complete the sentence: ..... been a long day. A) It's. B) It is. C) Its'. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's. 24. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a comma to separate adjectives in a series? A) She wore a red, soft, long dress. B) She wore a red, soft, long, dress. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wore a red, soft, long dress. 25. "The womens families were all at home." What is the possessive form of women? A) Womens'. B) Womans. C) Women's. D) Womans'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women's. 26. In the phrase 'the children's toys, ' where should the apostrophe be placed? A) Children's. B) Childrens'. C) Childs'. D) Childrens's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children's. 27. One argument against including the final "s" of the possessive "compass's" is that it looks strange to have three "s's" in a row. What category would this complaint fall under? A) Theory. B) Style. C) Context. D) Grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Style. 28. Identify the sentence with the correct use of possessive apostrophe:a) The students' project was impressive. b) The student's project was impressive. c) The students project was impressive. A) The student project was impressive. B) The students' project was impressive. C) The students' project was impressive. D) The students project was impressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students' project was impressive. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPossessive Apostrophes Quiz 1Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 2Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 3Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 4Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 5Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 6Apostrophe Omission And Possession QuizApostrophe Pre Assessment Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books