Apostrophes for Possesives

Apostrophes for Possesives

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Multiple Choice

James model of the solar system is on the table. Is this sentence correct or not?

• Yes, it is correct.

• No, it is incorrect.

Open Ended

James model of the solar system is on the table. How can you correct it?

Multiple Choice

Carmen's uncle works at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Is this correct or not?

• Yes, it is correct.

• No, it is incorrect.

Multiple Choice

All astronauts's training includes flying lessons and practice using a robot. Is this correct or not?

• Yes, it is correct.

• No, it is incorrect.

Multiple Choice

Which rule fixes the sentence about astronauts?

• Singular nouns, add an 's

• Plural nouns that don't end in -s, add 's.

• Plural nouns that end in s, add only an apostrophe.

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence talking about someone having possesion of something?

• Yes, it is.

• No, it isn't.

The microphone of the interviewer broke before he could use it.

It is talking about someone having something.

How do we change it to use apostrophes?

The subject is the interviewer and the object is the microphone, so...

The interviewer's microphone is the correction.

Open Ended

Correct this sentence. The house of the farmer was destroyed by the steaming lava.

Last sentence.

Pablo's family had to leave their village.