This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the correct way to use an apostrophe to form a contraction for "do not" ? A) Dont. B) Don't. C) Dont'. D) Do'nt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't. 2. Choose the option that correctly uses an apostrophe for a contraction. A) Shes going to the market. B) She's going to the market. C) She's going to the market. D) Sh'es going to the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She's going to the market. 3. What does an apostrophe do? A) Nothing, it is for decoration. B) Give the noun possession. C) Tell the reader what the character is doing. D) A prose element. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give the noun possession. 4. Write a sentence using a semicolon to separate two independent clauses with a transitional phrase. A) She was excited for the trip; in fact, she had already packed her bags. B) She was excited for the trip:in fact, she had already packed her bags. C) She was excited for the trip, in fact, she had already packed her bags. D) She was excited for the trip; in fact she had already packed her bags.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was excited for the trip; in fact, she had already packed her bags. 5. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe for a possessive noun? A) The three dogs' bones were buried in the yard. B) The three dog's bones were buried in the yard. C) The three dogs bones were buried in the yard. D) The three dogs bone's were buried in the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The three dogs' bones were buried in the yard. 6. I go to a school who's parking lot can acommodate only 10 cars. A) NO CHANGE. B) Whose. C) That the. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 7. Hannah's hackles rose at Jermaine's criticism of her essay. Never mess with Hannah if she hasn't had her coffee yet. A) Hannahs. B) Jermaines. C) Has'nt. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 8. Krystle and Neva live together; ..... been roommates for 3 years. A) They're. B) Their. C) They've. D) Theyv'e. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They've. 9. ..... ugly Christmas sweater is on the desk? A) Whose. B) Who's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose. 10. Choose the correct possessive form of 'book'. A) Book's. B) Books. C) Bookes. D) Bookes'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Book's. 11. The lair of the Kraken was deep under the sea. A) The Kraken's lair was deep under the sea. B) The Krakens lair was deep under the sea. C) The Krakens' lair was deep under the sea. D) The Kraken lair's was deep under the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Kraken's lair was deep under the sea. 12. Which is the correct contraction for 'should not' A) Should've. B) Shouldn't. C) Should'nt. D) Shoul'dnt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't. 13. The contents of Christina's purse include tangled necklaces, an uncapped lip balm, and her roommates missing watch. A) Christinas. B) Necklaces'. C) Roommate's. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roommate's. 14. Describing someone's house as a "shack" would have a ..... connotation. A) Positive (+). B) Negative (-). C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative (-). 15. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun 'teacher' in the plural form. A) Teacher's. B) Teacherrs'. C) Teach's. D) Teachers'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teachers'. 16. Which letter is omitted in the contraction 'they'll'? A) A. B) O. C) E. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) E. 17. After her job change and cross-country move, she realized that ..... never too late to do something new. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 18. How would you write "it is" using a contraction? A) Its. B) It's. C) Its'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 19. Which word in the following sentence requires an apostrophe? Dads car would not start this morning. A) Dad's. B) Car's. C) Start's. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dad's. 20. Where does the apostrophe belong in the following sentence:Paul wants to go to Jessicas party. A) Before the s in wants. B) Before the s in Jessicas. C) It doesn't need an apostrophe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before the s in Jessicas. 21. Which of the following is the correct possessive form of the noun 'book'? A) Bookes. B) Books. C) Book's. D) Bookes'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Book's. 22. Which contraction means 'squashing two words together'? A) He'll. B) We've. C) Mustn't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We've. 23. Which sentence uses an apostrophe to show singular possession? A) The cats toy is missing. B) The cat's toy is missing. C) The cats' toy is missing. D) The cat toy is missing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat's toy is missing. 24. What is the correct contraction of 'it is'? A) It'ss. B) Its. C) It's. D) It is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's. 25. What is the main focus of the video? A) Teaching possessive apostrophes. B) Teaching plural nouns. C) Teaching sentence structure. D) Teaching verb tenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teaching possessive apostrophes. 26. A word's connotation is A) Its correct pronunciation. B) Its translation into a foreign language. C) Its dictionary definition. D) The feelings or emotions associated the word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The feelings or emotions associated the word. 27. Identify the indefinite pronoun in the following sentence: "Somebody left their backpack in the classroom." A) Left. B) Their. C) Somebody. D) BackpackTagsQuickeasyChanakyaGrammarINDEFINITE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Somebody. 28. Apostrophes are used to show possession. To show ownership with a singular noun, add an apostrophe + s at the end. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Which of the following is the correct way to use an apostrophe to form a contraction for "will not" ? A) Willn't. B) Will'nt. C) Wont. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Won't. 30. Shes sure that the howling came from the Wendigo. A) Shes sure that the howling came from the Wendigo. B) She's sure that the howling came from the Wendigo. C) She's sure that the howling came from the Wendigos. D) Shes' sure that the howling came from the Wendigo. 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