Understanding Apostrophes

What punctuation mark is introduced in the video?

• Comma

• Colon

• Apostrophe

• Semicolon

What is the first use of an apostrophe?

• To stand in for missing letters

• To make words plural

• To end a sentence

• To show possession

What is the term used when an apostrophe stands in for missing letters?

• Possession

• Contraction

• Abbreviation

• Pluralization

Which of the following is an example of a contraction?

• I did not

• I didn't

• I will

• I am

What does the apostrophe in 'didn't' replace?

• The letter 'd'

• The letter 'i'

• The letter 'o'

• The letter 't'

What is the second use of an apostrophe?

• To show possession

• To make words plural

• To stand in for missing letters

• To end a sentence

What does the sentence 'That's David's cursed skull' imply?

• David is cursed

• The skull belongs to David

• David is a skull

• The skull is not cursed

What is the possessive or genitive case used for?

• To end a sentence

• To stand in for missing letters

• To make words plural

• To show ownership

What is the third use of an apostrophe?

• To show possession

• To make words plural

• To stand in for missing letters

• To end a sentence

When is it appropriate to use an apostrophe to make something plural?

• When pluralizing sentences

• When pluralizing names

• When pluralizing lowercase letters

• When pluralizing books