If you consider yourself to be a punctuation perfectionist, then here's your chance to put your money where your mouth is! The quiz below will test you on the correct use of apostrophes in sentences. Pay attention though, as some of them aren't quite as straightforward as they might initially appear.
Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
You must use an apostrophe when it’s is a contraction for ‘it is’ or ‘it has’, but not when ‘its’ means ‘belonging to it’.
Look at that duck! Its hard to see its midriff.
Look at that duck! Its hard to see it's midriff.
Look at that duck! It's hard to see its midriff.
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
Most style guides go for a single apostrophe to form the possessive of Biblical or classical names.
They found Jesuses' crash helmet.
They found Jesus' crash helmet.
They found Jesus' crash helmet.
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
Unless the century is omitted, dates don't usually require apostrophes.
The England team of '66 hated the 1500s.
The England team of 66 hated the 1500s.
The England team of '66 hated the 1500's.
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
You typically use ’s to show singular possession.
Why are my godfathers' pockets full of feathers?
Why are my godfathers pockets full of feathers?
Why are my godfather's pockets full of feathers?
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
With a singular compound noun, you need to add ’s to show possession. ‘Parrots’ is a simple plural and requires no apostrophe.
Do the Commander-in-Chiefs's parrot's sing?
Do the Commander-in-Chiefs parrots sing?
Do the Commander-in-Chief's parrots sing?
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
With a singular proper noun, you typically add ’s to indicate possession.
I won Richard Harris's trousers at the auction.
I won Richard Harrises' trousers at the auction.
I won Richard Harris' trousers at the auction.
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
You typically add ’s to plural nouns that don't end in s and ’s to show singular possession.
The mens team found treasure in Cher's apartment.
The men's team found treasure in Cher's apartment.
The men's team found treasure in Chers apartment.
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
The plural of kitty is kitties. In order to show possession, you should add an apostrophe when a plural noun ends in s.
The many kitties rubber mice were really cute.
The many kitties' rubber mice were really cute.
The many kitty's rubber mice were really cute.
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
‘Your’ means belonging or relating to the person or group of people being spoken or written to. ‘You’re’ is a contraction of ‘you are’.
Your yurt? You're completely insane!
Your yurt? Your completely insane!
You're yurt? Your completely insane!
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Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?
When pluralising letters of the alphabet, you should always use apostrophes.
We just need to cross the ts' and dot the is'.
We just need to cross the t's and dot the i's.
We just need to cross the ts and dot the is.
Better Luck Next Time...
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