This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Apostrophes – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apostrophes Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... 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. 2. We will try the cupcakes because they are Tara's, not yours. Unlike you, Tara doesn't sneeze into the mixing bowl! A) Taras. B) Your's. C) Does'nt. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 3. Which sentence shows the correct use of an apostrophe to show possession? A) Johns car. B) John's car. C) Johns' car. D) Johns' cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John's car. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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: A) The man's bag. 8. Its not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. A) Its not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. B) It's not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. C) Its' not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. D) It is'nt easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's not easy to find Nessie in Loch Ness. 9. Choose the sentence that correctly applies apostrophe rules for plural possession. A) The Smiths' house is very old. B) The Smith's house is very old. C) The Smiths house is very old. D) The Smithes' house is very old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Smiths' house is very old. 10. 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. 11. Find the contraction in the sentence:They're coming over for dinner. A) They're. B) Dinner. C) Over. D) Coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 12. Identify the correct apostrophe placement for possession in the following sentence:"The teachers lounge is on the second floor." A) Teacher's. B) Teachers'. C) Teachers. D) Teacher's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teacher's. 13. When are we going to Grandma's house? A) Incorrect. B) Correct. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correct. 14. You are editing a paragraph and see the sentence: "The geese's feathers were white." Is the apostrophe used correctly to show possession? If not, how should it be written? A) Yes, it is correct. B) No, it should be "The geese's feather's were white.". C) No, it should be "The geese's feathers were white.". D) No, it should be "The geese's feathers were white." (no change needed). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, it is correct. 15. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe to show possession for a singular noun? A) The books' cover was torn. B) The book's cover was torn. C) The books cover was torn. D) The book cover was torn.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book's cover was torn. 16. Choose the correct past tense form of the verb "to swim" . A) Swimmed. B) Swam. C) Swim. D) Swum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swam. 17. Which sentence best shows the difference in meaning between "to" and "too" ? A) I want to go too. B) I want too go to. C) I want to go two. D) I want to go to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I want to go too. 18. We could'nt see well from our seats, so when Byron and his friends left to buy popcorn, we stole theirs. A) Couldn't. B) Friend's. C) Their's. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 19. Which of the following words is an absolute possessive? A) Your's. B) Her's. C) Ours. D) Their's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ours. 20. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun 'children'. A) Child's. B) Childs'. C) Children's. D) Childrens'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children's. 21. Select the sentence that correctly uses commas. A) They played swam and, ate at the beach. B) They played, swam, and ate at the beach. C) They played, swam, and ate, at the beach. D) They played, swam and ate, at the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They played, swam, and ate at the beach. 22. Bears hibernate during the winter. A) Bear's. B) Bears'. C) Correct as is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Correct as is. 23. The apostrophe goes BEFORE the "s" at the end of a word if more than one thing or a group of people possess something. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe in a contraction? A) Theyre going to the movies tonight. B) They're going to the movies tonight. C) They'are going to the movies tonight. D) Theyre' going to the movies tonight.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're going to the movies tonight. 25. Choose the correct possessive form of the noun 'woman'. A) Woman's. B) Womans's. C) Womans'. D) Womans. 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