The possessive
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- Q1Which of the following is a correct use of the possessive s?Johns cat meows loudly at night.John's cat meow loudly at night.John's cat meows loudly at night.John cat meows loudly at night.30s
- Q2Which of the following is a correct use of the apostrophe s?The girls soccer team won the championship.The girls' soccer team won the championship.The girl's soccer team won the championship.The girl soccer team won the championship.30s
- Q3Which of the following is a correct use of the preposition 'of'?The color on the sky is blue.The color the sky is blue.The color of the sky is blue.The color in the sky is blue.30s
- Q4Which of the following is a correct use of the possessive form of a plural noun ending in s?The teacher's lounge is where faculty meetings take place.The teachers lounge is where faculty meetings take place.The teachers' lounge is where faculty meetings take place.The teacher lounge is where faculty meetings take place.30s
- Q5Which of the following is a correct use of the possessive form with a singular noun ending in s?James' car is parked in the garage.James's car is parked in the garage.James car is parked in the garage.Jame's car is parked in the garage.30s
- Q6Which of the following is a correct use of the possessive form with a singular noun not ending in s?The cat tail is fluffy.The cat's tails are fluffy.The cat's tail is fluffy.The cats tail is fluffy.30s
- Q7Which of the following is the correct possessive form for 'Jessica'?'Jessicas''Jessica's''Jessicas'''Jessicas'30s
- Q8Which of the following is the correct possessive form for 'dog'?'dogs''dog's''dog''doges'30s
- Q9What is the correct way to show possession for a word that already ends in s, such as 'Chris'?'Chris'''Chri''Chriss''Chris'30s
- Q10Which of the following is the correct possessive form for 'children'?'childrens''childrenes''childrends''children's'30s
- Q11Which of the following is the correct possessive form for 'James'?'Jame's''Jameses''James'''Jame'30s
- Q12Which of the following sentences shows the correct use of possessive 's?The cats toyThe cat toyThe cat's toyThe toys of the cat30s
- Q13Which of the following sentences correctly uses 'of' to show possession?The house of the roofThe house roofThe roof of the houseThe roof's house30s