Apostrophes (2) 1. I bought some a) apples b) apple's c)
apples' 2. I went to flat. a) Adams b) Adams
c) Adam's 3. I bought them at the _. a)
grocer's b) grocers' c) grocer 4. That the
quickest. a) ways b) way's c) ways' 5. Did you
invite the __. a) Brown's b) Browns c) Browns' 6.
mine. a) Its b) It's c) Either could be used
here. 7. The cat was left on own. a) its b) it's
8. This too sweet a) coffees b) coffee's c)
coffees' d) coffee 9. I gave it to the mother.
a) children's b) childrens' c) children 10. not
going to happen. a) Its b) It's
- The correct answer is c) apples'. The apostrophe is used to indicate possession in this case. Since you are buying multiple apples, you need to use the plural form of "apples" and add an apostrophe after the s to show that the apples belong to someone or something.
2. I went to flat. a) Adams b) Adams' c) Adam's
- The correct answer is a) Adams. In this sentence, "flat" is a general term and does not require any possession. Therefore, no apostrophe is needed. The name "Adams" is simply being used to identify which flat you went to.
3. I bought them at the _. a) grocer's b) grocers' c) grocer
- The correct answer is a) grocer's. In this sentence, you bought something at a specific grocer's shop. The apostrophe is used to indicate possession of the shop by the grocer.
4. That the quickest. a) ways b) way's c) ways'
- The correct answer is a) ways. In this sentence, "ways" is being used in the plural form to indicate multiple options or possibilities. No possession is being indicated, so no apostrophe is needed.
5. Did you invite the __. a) Brown's b) Browns c) Browns'
- The correct answer is a) Brown's. In this sentence, you are indicating possession of something by someone named Brown. The apostrophe is used to show that the invitation belongs to Brown.
6. mine. a) Its b) It's c) Either could be used here.
- The correct answer is c) Either could be used here. In this sentence, "mine" is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership. Both "its" and "it's" could be used depending on the context of the sentence.
7. The cat was left on own. a) its b) it's
- The correct answer is a) its. In this sentence, "own" is being used as a possessive pronoun to show that the cat was left alone. "Its" is the correct possessive form of the pronoun "it."
8. This too sweet a) coffees b) coffee's c) coffees' d) coffee
- The correct answer is b) coffee's. In this sentence, you are indicating possession of sweetness by the coffee. The apostrophe is used to show that the sweetness belongs to the coffee.
9. I gave it to the mother. a) children's b) childrens' c) children
- The correct answer is a) children's. In this sentence, you are indicating possession of something by the children. The apostrophe is used to show that whatever was given belongs to the children.
10. not going to happen. a) Its b) It's
- The correct answer is b) It's. In this sentence, "It's" is a contraction of "It is" indicating that something is not going to happen.