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WORKSHEET 5

Exercise A

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Using Apostrophes to Show Possession (Rule 13 f)

For each of the following word groups, add an apostrophe where it is needed.
EXAMPLES

girls
childrens
father s

1. my fathers book
2. those girls bicycles
3. a childrens party

__________

1. a womans voice

__________ 14. these babies parents

Text
__________

2. the womens voices

__________ 15. your moneys worth

__________

3. a childs interests

__________ 16. a childrens game

__________

4. the Feldmans dog

__________ 17. the boys locker room

__________

5. one cashiers mistake

__________ 18. Jorges charro suit

__________

6. both parents consent

__________ 19. the peoples choice

__________

7. a rabbis menorah

__________ 20. Saudi Arabias oil reserves

__________

8. most mens coats

__________ 21. those girls friends

__________

9. two weeks pay

__________ 22. those employees pensions

__________ 10. Herman Melvilles novel

__________ 23. the mans hobby

__________ 11. a schools reputation

__________ 24. both referees decisions

__________ 12. both drivers brakes

__________ 25. nobodys fault

Exercise B Add apostrophes where they are needed to show the possessive in the
following sentences.
EXAMPLE

1. It is anyone s guess whose gloves those are.

1. Just put in five dollars worth of gas for now.

2. If this is nobodys hat, then we can give it to someone who needs it.
3. That is my mother-in-laws music box on the dresser.
4. Thoreaus and Emersons writings are American classics.
5. Kayla has done about an hours worth of work on the project so far.
6. That is Uri and Sashas lively new puppy.
7. I think it is somebody elses turn to read.
8. Toms and her car is the bright red one.
9. Dunn, Waller, and Jones advertising firm is doing quite well this year.
10. Grandma and Grandpas motorcycle is parked out front.

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Worksheet 3

19.

Punctuating Quotations
Exercise

1. Janine said Yes, it was great! My aunts family

lives in Virginia, so we met at Shenandoah
National Park for a family reunion
2. Janine continued We hiked, biked, and swam;
and, taking turns, we cooked our meals on a
camp stove. I always think food tastes best
when its cooked outdoors
3. Did you Raquel asked see any snakes
4. No Janine admitted we didnt see any
snakes, but there was a bear
5. Darryl exclaimed A bear I cant believe you
saw a bear
6. Well Janine said let me tell you the whole
story. There had been a few bear sightings, so
the park rangers suggested we stow all of our
food and sleep with clean pots and spoons in
our tents
7. Why Tanika asked would you need pots
and spoons in your tent
8. To use as noisemakers if any bears wandered
into our campsite Janine explained
9. My cousin she continued woke me in the
middle of the night and asked
id you hear
that? I did hear something tromping through
the leaves. It sounded like a very big bear, and it
sounded very close to our tent
10. What did you do
Darryl asked
11. We beat on the pots and yelled of course
replied Janine but it kept coming
12. Did your parents wake up
asked Raquel.
Did your dad scare the bear away
13. Yes and no. He couldnt understand why we
were making such a racket, so he came to our
tent Janine continued
14. Oh no Darryl groaned
id he run right
into the bear
(or groaned
id)
e came to our tent
15. No Janine replied
and saw us huddled together squealing and
beating on those pots. He just started to
laugh (or replied he)
16. He laughed
Raquel queried. What did he
find so funny
17. He wondered answered Janine why we
were trying to scare away the deer
18. A deer Tanika exclaimed

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Yes, said Janine, a deer. Actually there

were
several deer eating leaves from the trees

behind our tent. Because of all the dry leaves

on the ground, the deer had made as much
noise as a bear
20. Darryl laughed I think your adventure
illustrates the power of suggestion (or
laughed )

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Worksheet 4

Punctuating Titles
Exercise
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

Sunrise, Sunset
A Rose for Emily
Challenger
Weeds Be Gone
The Weary Blues
No Way Out
Self-Reliance
Fitness,Walk Yourself to Health
Happy Birthday
Ars poetica
Ars Poetica
The Waste Land
Time
Rip Van Winkle
A Slice of Life
The American Renaissance
60 Minutes
And So Forth
Aberdeen American News
Amazing Grace
&, and
Death of a Salesman
The Wizard of Oz
Dilbert
Adjectives and Adverbs

Worksheet 5

Using Apostrophes to Show

Possession
Exercise A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

womans
womens
childs
Feldmans
cashiers

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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

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parents
rabbis
mens
weeks
Herman Melvilles
schools
drivers
George Washington Carvers
babies
moneys
childrens
boys
Jorges
peoples
Saudi Arabias
girls
employees
mans
referees
nobodys

Exercise B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

dollars
nobodys
mother-in-laws
Thoreaus and Emersons
hours
Sashas
elses
Toms
Dunn,Waller, and Jones
Grandpas

Worksheet 6

Using Apostrophes to Form

Contractions
Exercise A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

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well
hows
theres
Seans
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hes
hes

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10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

arent
couldve
shes
weve
theyre
Im
wouldnt
youre
its
Ill
isnt
theyll

Exercise B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Theyre, their
Your, youre
Its, its
Whos, whose
Lets, lets
Theyre, their
Its, its
Youre, your
Whos, whos
Its, its

Worksheet 7

Using Apostrophes
Exercise A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

C
as, shes
7s; 2s
Mexicos
mens, womens

Exercise B
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

theyre
days, isnt
theres
J.J.s
cant, students
teachers
ones
schools, dollars
Weve, its (before possible)
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