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Possessives Quiz
1. What word best describes the function of the
word "pet" in the phrase "Moby's pet?"
a. Possessor
b. Preposition
c. Possessed
d. Positive
2. How many apostrophes in the following
sentence are parts of possessives? "The dog's
collar doesn't fit as well as Alice's scarf."
a. None
b. One
c. Two
d. Three
3. What information can we assume about a noun
if we know that its possessive form ends in "'s?"
a. It's a singular noun, not a plural noun
b. It's a common noun, not a proper noun
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A nor B
4. Which of the following nouns requires only an
apostrophe to form a possessive?
a. Desk
b. Bus
c. Alice
d. Seat
5. The final "s" of the possessive "compass's" is
optional. Which of these words is an antonym for
"optional?"
a. Obligatory
b. Elective
c. Voluntary
d. Discretionary
6. One argument against including the final "s" of
the possessive "compass's" is that it looks
strange to have three "s's" in a row. What
category would this complaint fall under?
a. Grammar
b. Style
c. Context
d. Theory
7. What is the correct possessive form of the noun
"bees?"
a. Bee's
b. Bees's
c. Bees'
d. Bees
8. What is the correct possessive form of the
plural noun "moose?"
a. Moose'
b. Moose's
c. Mooses'
d. Mooses's
9. What can we assume about a possessive in
which neither an apostrophe nor an "s" have been
added?
a. It's not really a possessive
b. It's a possessive noun that ends in a double "s"
c. It's a possessive noun that ends in a silent "s"
d. It's a possessive pronoun
10. Which phrase in the following sentence can be
replaced by a possessive? "The children of Janice
ran around the playground, shouting and
laughing."
a. "ran around"
b. "of Janice"
c. "the playground"
d. "shouting and laughing"