Chapter 224. Exercise P4-5

224.1 Section Title

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Exercise P4-5

The apostrophe

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In each pair, choose the sentence that uses apostrophes correctly.

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Example

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Correct. The noun journeys is plural, not possessive, so no apostrophe is needed. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The noun journeys is plural, not possessive, so the apostrophe is not correct. For more help, see section P4.

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2 of 10

Correct. The apostrophe marks the omission of the first two digits of the decade (1980s). For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The apostrophe should mark the omission of the two first two digits (19) of the decade (1980s), so it should come before the 8. For more help, see section P4.

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3 of 10

Correct. The possessive of the plural noun children is children’s. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The possessive of the plural noun children is children’s. For more help, see section P4.

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4 of 10

Correct. The noun waters is plural, not possessive, so no apostrophe is needed. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The noun waters is plural, not possessive, so the apostrophe is not correct. For more help, see section P4.

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5 of 10

Correct. The possessive pronoun its, not the contraction it’s, is correct. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The possessive pronoun its has no apostrophe. The word it’s is a contraction meaning “it is.” For more help, see section P4.

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6 of 10

Correct. The noun windmills is plural, not possessive, so no apostrophe is needed. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The noun windmills is plural, not possessive, so the apostrophe is not correct. For more help, see section P4.

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7 of 10

Correct. The possessive form, newspaper’s, is correct. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The possessive of the noun newspaper is needed: newspaper’s. (The headline belongs to the newspaper.) For more help, see section P4.

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8 of 10

Correct. The possessive pronoun is hers. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The possessive pronoun is hers. For more help, see section P4.

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9 of 10

Correct. The possessive form whose is correct. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The possessive form whose is needed. The word who’s is a contraction of who is. For more help, see section P4.

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10 of 10

Correct. The noun movies is plural, not possessive, so no apostrophe is needed. For more help, see section P4.

Sorry. The noun movies is plural, not possessive, so the apostrophe is not correct. For more help, see section P4.

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