Practicing the Rules of Apostrophe Usage

Type the correct form - its or it's - into the gap in the sentence.

17. The board had to revise _____ judgement after the appeal.

IV. Type the correct form - its or it's - into the gap in the sentence.

18. Unfortunately, _____ not always those who work the hardest who succeed.

Type the correct form - its or it's - into the gap in the sentence.

16. Leaders in the education system are conscious of the need to maintain ____ standards.

The books that belong to the students...

• The student's book's
• The students' books'
• The students' books
• The students books

Choose the one sentence that is punctuated correctly (check for proper use of quotation marks, apostrophes, commas, periods, question marks, and capital letters):

• Martin Chuzzlewit the lecturer explained is probably Dickens’s most underrated novel.

• “Martin Chuzzlewit the lecturer explained is probably Dickens’s most underrated novel.”

• “Martin Chuzzlewit,” the lecturer explained, “Is probably Dickens’s most underrated novel.”

• “Martin Chuzzlewit,” the lecturer explained, “is probably Dickens’s most underrated novel.”

Choose the word in the sentence below that needs an apostrophe. If no apostrophe is needed, mark NA.

Memphiss biggest event is held every year.

• Memphiss

• biggest

• event

• NA

Choose the word in the sentence below that needs an apostrophe. If no apostrophe is needed, mark NA.

However, its a very neat city

• its

• very

• city

• NA

Choose the answer that represents a CONTRACTION.

• Your
• You're
• Yore
• Tommy's

Choose the word in the sentence below that needs an apostrophe. If no apostrophe is needed, mark NA.

Every year people come for the BBQs and other excitement.

• Every

• people

• BBQs

• NA

The stray dog quickly ate ____ food.

• its
• it's
• its'