This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Punctuation > Possessive Apostrophes – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Only one of these sentences uses all apostrophes correctly. A) The teams manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance. B) The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance. C) The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the player's performance. D) The team's managers attitude was affecting all the player's performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team's manager's attitude was affecting all the players' performance. 2. Choose the correct possessive form:the house of the Johnsons A) Johnson's house. B) Johnsons' house. C) Johnsons house. D) Johnson's houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Johnsons' house. 3. Identify the error in the following sentence:The teachers' lounge is next to the principals office. A) Teachers'. B) Principals. C) Next to. D) Lounge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Principals. 4. Choose the correct possessive form:The toys of the children. A) The childrens toys. B) The children's toys. C) The childrens' toys. D) The childrens's toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's toys. 5. The ball belonging to the children A) The childrenss ball. B) The children's ball. C) The children, s ball. D) The children' ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children's ball. 6. Which sentence uses the possessive apostrophe correctly? A) The cats toy is under the couch. B) The cat's toy is under the couch. C) The cats' toy is under the couch. D) The cat toy's is under the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat's toy is under the couch. 7. The nappies that belong to the babies. A) The babies' nappie's. B) The babie's nappies. C) The babies' nappies. D) The babies nappies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The babies' nappies. 8. The bird's nest fell from the tree. What does the apostrophe in 'bird's' show? A) Contraction. B) Plural. C) Location. D) Possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possession. 9. Though dysentery halted the groups progress for a month, they were back on the Oregon Trail soon enough. A) NO CHANGE. B) Group's progress for a month,. C) Groups' progress for a month,. D) Group's progress for a month. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Group's progress for a month,. 10. The crayons that belong to the kids A) The kids' crayons. B) The kid's crayons. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The kids' crayons. 11. The farmer's crops are ready for harvest. What does the apostrophe in 'farmer's' show? A) Verb tense. B) Contraction. C) Pluralization. D) Possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possession. 12. A long period of "salutary neglect" from the British crown ensued, and its' effect on the development of state and national identity in the colonies was immeasurable. A) NO CHANGE. B) It's. C) Among historians, it's. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its. 13. "It's" represents A) "it is" or "it has". B) "it is" or "it was". C) The possessive form of "it". D) Stephen King's crowning achievement, hands down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "it is" or "it has". 14. Consider the sentence below and select the best answer:I admired the building's intricate design. A) The building belongs to me. B) The intricate design belongs to the building. C) The building belongs to the intricate design. D) It had those crazy Airblade hand dryers in all the bathrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The intricate design belongs to the building. 15. Choose the Correct Sentence (Singular) A) The loyal opposition scorned the committees decisions. B) The loyal opposition scorned the committee's decisions. C) The loyal opposition scorned the committees' decisions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The loyal opposition scorned the committee's decisions. 16. Rewrite to form a possessive noun:the homework of the students. A) The students' homework. B) The student's homework. C) The students homework. D) The students's homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The students' homework. 17. Sara's cat is very playful. What does the apostrophe in 'Sara's' show? A) Contraction. B) Plural. C) Abbreviation. D) Possession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possession. 18. Apostrophes are used to show ownershipand to show where a letter is missing in a contraction. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. The student's project received a gold star. What does the apostrophe in 'student's' show? A) Possession. B) Plural. C) Contraction. D) Possessive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 20. My sister's birthday is next week. What does the apostrophe in 'sister's' show? A) Possession. B) Contraction. C) Abbreviation. D) Pluralization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 21. True or False:'Its' is a contraction for 'it is'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Apostrophes are used in contractions to show where letters have been left out. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. The leash that belongs to the dog. A) The dogs leash. B) The dogs' leash. C) The dog's leash. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog's leash. 24. In which sentence is the apostrophe used correctly with a proper noun ending in 's'? A) Charles' book is on the shelf. B) Charle's book is on the shelf. C) Charles's book is on the shelf. D) Charless' book is on the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charles' book is on the shelf. 25. Which of the following shows correct apostrophe use for possession? A) The dogs' bone was buried. B) The dog's bone was buried. C) The dogs bone was buried. D) The dogs's bone was buried. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog's bone was buried. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPossessive Apostrophes Quiz 1Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 3Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 4Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 5Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 6Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 7Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 8Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 9Possessive Apostrophes Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books