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Basic Possessives 1
SINGULAR POSSESSIVE NOUNS: Add an apostrophe S ('s) to show possession.
NEVER
use an apostrophe to pluralize a noun!
1) I met ____ when I was at the store.
(the daughter of Mrs. Brown)
A) Mrs. Browns' daughter
B) Mrs. Brown's daughter
C) Mrs. Browns's daughter
answer
-- B --
2) Welcome to our home. You may sleep in ___ tonight.
(the bedroom of my son.)
A) my sons' bedroom
B) my sons's bedroom
C) my son's bedroom
answer
-- C --
3) I met ____ at a party last week.
(the sister of Frank)
A) Franks' sister
B) Frank's sister
C) Franks's sister
answer
-- B --
4) Why are you reading ___?
(the newspaper from yesterday)
A) yesterday's newspaper
B) yesterdays' newspaper
C) yesterday's new'spaper
answer
-- A --
5) The ___ is damaged.
(the bicycle belonging to the child)
A) the bicycle's child
B) the child's bicycle
C) the childs' bicycle
answer
-- B --
6) Sarah is ___.
(the name of my wife)
A) my wife's name
B) my wifes' name
C) my name's wife
answer
-- A --
7) I heard ___ ringing earlier.
(the bell of the cow)
A) the cows's bell
B) the cow's bell
C) the bell's cow
answer
-- B --
8) ___ is about to leave.
(the friend of Paul)
A) Pauls' friend
B) Pauls's friend
C) Paul's friend
answer
-- C --
9) On Thanksgiving, ____ is short!
(the life of a turkey)
A) a turkey's life
B) a turkeys' life
C) a turkeys's life
answer
-- A --
10) Abraham Lincoln was ____ .
(the 16th President of America)
A) Americas 16th President
B) Americas's 16th President
C) America's 16th President
answer
-- C --
You have
correct answers out of 10.
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