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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
This is not just my computer. It is the ____________ computer.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. Students'

  2. Students's

  3. Students

  4. Student

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The given sentence describes the computer as belonging to the student community. According to general rule, the possessive of a plural noun that ends in s, is shown using only an apostrophe. Thus, the correct answer is Option A. 
The other remaining options are incorrect .
Option B - The possessive of a plural noun is described using an apostrophe only.
Option C and D - The possessive of the noun is not defined here.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
They are not my _________ books.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. Children's

  2. Childs

  3. Children'

  4. Children of

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The given sentence talks about the books not belonging to the children. According to general rule, the possessive of a noun, that does not end in sis shown using an apostrophe  followed by s. Thus, the correct answer is Option A. 
The other remaining options are incorrect .
Option B - The possessive of the noun is not defined here.
Option C and D - The possessive of the noun has to be described using an apostrophe and s, and not only an apostrophe.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Ann is ________ wife.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. John's

  2. John is

  3. John's is

  4. John

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The given sentence describes Ann as John's wife. According to general rule, the possessive of a singular noun and names are shown using an apostrophe and s. Thus, the correct answer is Option A. 
The other remaining options are incorrect .
Option B - The possessive of a noun is described using an apostrophe and s. Option C - It's with an apostrophe is an contraction of 'it is' or 'it has'.
Option D - The possessive of the noun is not defined here.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
The policeman is holding the ________ right arm.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. robber

  2. robber's

  3. robbers

  4. robbers'

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
According to general rule, the possessive of a singular noun and names are shown using an apostrophe and s. Thus, the correct answer is Option B. 
The other remaining options are incorrect .
Option A - The possessive of the noun is not defined here.
Option C and D - The possessive of a singular noun has to be described using an apostrophe and s. 

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
This is not my bicycle. It is my _____ bicycle.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. fathers

  2. father

  3. father'

  4. father's

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The given sentence describes the bicycle as belonging to the father. According to general rule, the possessive of a singular noun and names are shown using an apostrophe and s. Thus, the correct answer is Option D. 
The other remaining options are incorrect .
Option A  and C - The possessive of a singular noun has to be described using an apostrophe and s. 
Option B - The possessive of the noun is not defined here.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A: Whose house is that?
B: It's ________ .

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. the Taylor

  2. the Taylors

  3. the Taylor's

  4. the Taylors'

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
According to general rule, the possessive of a plural noun, that end in s, is shown using only an apostrophe. Thus, the correct answer is Option D. 
The other remaining options are incorrect .
Option A - The possessive of the noun is not defined here.
Option B and C - The possessive of a plural noun has to be described using an apostrophe. 

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
It was my ____________ watch.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. grandfathers

  2. of grandfather

  3. grandfather's

  4. grandfather

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The given sentence describes the watch as belonging to the grandfather. According to general rule, the possessive of a singular noun and names are shown using an apostrophe and s. Thus, the correct answer is Option C. 
The other remaining options are incorrect .
Option A  and B - The possessive of a singular noun has to be described using an apostrophe and s. 
Option D - The possessive of the noun is not defined here.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I can see the __________ bicycles.

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. boys'

  2. boys

  3. boy

  4. of the boys

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The given sentence describes the bicycle as belonging to the boys. According to general rule, the possessive of a plural noun, that ends in s, is shown using only an apostrophe. Thus, the correct answer is Option A. 
The other remaining options are incorrect .
Option B and D - The possessive of a plural noun has to be described using an apostrophe. 
Option C - The possessive of the noun is not defined here.

Fill in the blank with appropriate option:
___ given in the question

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. It's

  2. Its

  3. There

  4. It

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Correct Option: A

Identify the sentence with the correct placement of apostrophes:

apostrophe mark punctuation english

  1. The two boy's bags were lying at the river's edge.

  2. The two boys bag's were lying at the rivers' edge.

  3. The two boys' bags were lying at the river's edge.

  4. The two boys' bags' were lying at the rivers edge.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
According to general rule, the possessive of a singular noun (here, 'river') is formed by adding an apostrophe (') and s. Therefore, the correct form of writing the possessive of river is 'river's'. Only and apostrophe is added for nouns that are plural and end with an s.Therefore the correct form of writing the possessive of boys is boys'.
Thus, by applying the rules of using apostrophe and eliminating the incorrect options, the correct answer must be Option C.