Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges: "Apostrophe" Answer Key
Answer Key for Apostrophe practice problems.
Practice 1: Rewrite the following sentences, using apostrophes to indicate possession.
For example, "the house of my father" becomes "my father's house".
Original Sentences:
- If you don't want the sweater, I'll give it to the son of my friend.
- Take the westbound train to the birthplace of Shakespeare.
- He'll enjoy the movie if you don't tell the ending of it.
- The binder of the tutor couldn't be found anywhere.
- The backpacks of the students were jammed with books.
- The family looked for the lost cat in the tree house of the children.
- Penny was unfamiliar with the titles of the books.
- Please put the flowers on the desk of my boss.
- Antonio feared the wrath of his father-in-law.
Corrected Sentences:
- If you don't want the sweater, I'll give it my friend's son.
- Take the westbound train to Shakespeare's birthplace.
- He'll enjoy the movie if you don't tell its ending.
- The tutor's binder couldn't be found anywhere.
- The students' backpacks were jammed with books.
- The family looked for the lost cat in the children's tree house.
- Penny was unfamiliar with the books' titles.
- Please put the flowers on my boss' desk.
- Antonio feared his father-in-law's wrath.
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