Apostrophes: The Megatest 2023

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Before taking this test, you'd be wise to read the bits and bobs below for revision.

If you score 10/10, you'll be getting 10 house points for your trouble!

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The Test

1. Imagine you need to visit the doctor. The surgery where she works is shared by several other doctors. Which of the following sentences is correct? *

1 point

I visited the doctor's's' surgery.

I visited the doctors surgery.

I visited the doctors' surgery.

I visited the doctor's surgery.

2. Imagine you are going to visit your friend Jamie at the house belonging to his mum and dad. Which of the following sentences would be correct? *

1 point

I'm going to Jamie's parent's house.

I'm going to Jamies' parents' house.

I'm going to Jamie's parents' house.

I'm going to Jamies parents house.

3. Your DOG lives in a kennel. Which sentence is correct? *

1 point

This is my dogs' kennel.

This is my dogs kennel.

This is my dog's fennel.

This is my dog's kennel.

4. 'Come inside for book's, video's and DVD's...' What's wrong with this sentence? *

1 point

You shouldn't use apostrophes in plurals.

Nothing. Looks fine to me!

There needs to be more apostrophes.

Nobody buys videos anymore.

5. Your DOGS live in a kennel. Which of the following sentences is correct? *

1 point

This is my dogs kennel.

This is my dog's kennel.

This is my dog's fennel.

This is my dogs' kennel.

6. Apostrophes are used to show two things. What are they? *

1 point

That punctuation is great and that punctuation is fun.

Plurals and capitals.

Omission (leaving letters out) and possession (one thing 'owning' another).

Admission and cornershop.

7. Which of the following sentences uses its apostrophes correctly? *

1 point

This is the mens' changing room.

This is the men's' changing room.

This is the men's changing room.

This is the mens changing room.

8. What's the correct way of shortening 'should have'? *

1 point

Should've

Should of

Shouldve

Shudduv

9. Only one of the following sentences is correctly punctuated. Which one is it? *

1 point

The drama teachers were very impressed by their students' performances.

You love test's like this.

The dog accidentally chewed it's own tail.

You would be happy, but I wont know.

10. Which of the following sentences uses its apostrophes correctly? *

1 point

The thief stole the two girls bicycles.

The thief stole the two girls bicycle's.

The thief stole the two girl's bicycle's.

The thief stole the two girls' bicycles.

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