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Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives

For each of the following sentences, identify whether the underlined word is a contraction or a possessive.

For help with this exercise, see sections 27a and 27b of Focus on Reading and Writing.

  1. Question

    Robertson Davies’s life lasted eighty-two years, from 1913 to 1995.

    		A.
    		B.

  2. Question

    Davies spent much of his life around Ontario’s capital, Toronto.

    		A.
    		B.

  3. Question

    His trilogies all take place in Canada’s province of Ontario.

    		A.
    		B.

  4. Question

    His three trilogies’ themes, as well as other works, were often based on the thinking of Carl Jung.

    		A.
    		B.

  5. Question

    Davies’s main concern in his novels was moral conflict.

    		A.
    		B.

Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives 2

For each of the following sentences, identify the answer that adds apostrophes to create contractions and/or possessives as necessary.

For help with this exercise, see sections 27a and 27b of Focus on Reading and Writing.

  1. Question

    Englands Princess Diana, whose sudden death in 1997 shocked many, helped change peoples ideas about royalty.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.

  2. Question

    Its known that she had difficulty with her ex-husband, Prince Charles, and Charles mother, the Queen of England.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.

  3. Question

    The princess work for childrens causes won Diana affection as well as donations to her favorite charities.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.

  4. Question

    Princess Grace, whos remembered by film fans as Grace Kelly, was Monacos most famous royal figure.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.

  5. Question

    The two princesses popularity wasn’t based so much on their accomplishments as on their beauty and glamour.

    		A.
    		B.
    		C.