Apostrophes

Apostrophes Activity

Practice 1: Rewrite the following sentences, using apostrophes to indicate possession.

For example, "the house of my father" becomes "my father's house".

  1. If you don't want the sweater, I'll give it to the son of my friend.
  2. Take the westbound train to the birthplace of Shakespeare.
  3. He'll enjoy the movie if you don't tell the ending of it.
  4. The binder of the tutor couldn't be found anywhere.
  5. The backpacks of the students were jammed with books.
  6. The family looked for the lost cat in the tree house of the children.
  7. Penny was unfamiliar with the titles of the books.
  8. Please put the flowers on the desk of my boss.
  9. Antonio feared the wrath of his father-in-law.