ELA 10B Apostrophe Review

An apostrophe should be used ​ ​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• to show possession or ownership
• in contractions
• to separate two complete sentences
• to show that a word is a proper noun

The words can't, won't, and it's are all examples of...

• possessives

• contractions

• pronouns

Someone left an iPad in my room.​ ​ (a)   iPad is it?

• Whose
• Who's
• Whose's

Taking care of the plant is ____________ responsibility.

• everyones

• everyones'

• everyone's

I love my boat! ___ silver and fast.

• Its

• It's

• Its'

I get upset when students don't do _____ homework.

• there

• their

• they're

Look at that crazy dog! ___ my dog Pickles.

• Its

• It's

• Its'

My three ​ (a)   birthdays are all on the same day because ​ (b)   triplets.

• brothers'
• they're
• brothers
• brother's
• there
• their

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Both trampoline's springs were rusted.

• Both trampolines' springs were rusted.

• Both trampolines's springs were rusted.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• One teammate's dad was sick.

• One teammates' dad was sick.

• One teammates dad was sick.