Capitalization Nation
Fix all capitalization errors in this sentence:
my best friend moved to florida.
My best friend moved to Florida.
Fill in the blank:
To show that a single person, place, or thing owns something, you always place the apostrophe ________ the letter s
Before
EX: The girl's cat went outside.
To make a regular plural noun that already ends in the letter s show ownership, you add this single punctuation mark to the very end of the word.
Apostrophe
EX: The teachers' backpacks were very heavy ->
the backpacks belonging to MORE THAN ONE teacher
How do you know if a noun is irregular?
Possible responses: the spelling changes when making it plural or in the past tense, you cannot add an 's', etc.
Find the word in this sentence that is missing an apostrophe:
My sisters cat loves to sleep in the sun.
My sister's cat loves to sleep in the sun.
OR
My sisters' cat loves to sleep in the sun.
Fix all capitalization errors in this sentence:
last summer, we visited lake michigan with ms. sarah.
Last summer, we visited Lake Michigan with Ms. Sarah.
Rewrite this sentence so the SINGULAR italicized noun shows possession:
The princess dress was made of pure silk.
The princess's dress was made of pure silk.
Combine these two ideas into one possessive phrase:
The lockers belonging to all the students ->
The ________ lockers
The students' lockers
Choose the correct spelling to show ownership by MULTIPLE mice:
A) the mouses' cheese
B) the mouse's cheese
C) the mice's cheese
C) the mice's cheese
Fix the misplaced apostrophe in this sentence:
The two dog's bones were buried in the backyard.
The two dogs' bones were buried in the backyard.
What does the acronym 'MINTS' stand for? Be as specific as possible.
M - Months, days, holidays
I - The pronoun 'I'
N - Names (Proper nouns)
T - Titles
S - Start of a sentence
Make the proper noun James possessive to fix this sentence:
We went to James house for dinner.
We went to James's house for dinner.
Spot and fix the error in this sentence:
All three of my brother's bedrooms are upstairs.
All three of my brothers' bedrooms are upstairs.
The ________ bathroom is downstairs, but the ________ bathroom is upstairs.
A) mens' / childrens'
B) men's / children's
C) mens / childrens
B) men's / children's
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: "The dog wagged ______ tail."
A) its
B) it's
C) its'
A) its
Fix all capitalization errors in this sentence:
in october, my history class read about the revolutionary war.
In October, my history class read about the Revolutionary War.
Rewrite this sentence to include a singular possessive noun:
The main character in the story written by Dickens is Pip.
Dickens's main character in the story is Pip
Rewrite this sentence using a plural possessive noun:
The uniforms belonging to the players were washed after the game.
The players' uniforms were washed after the game.
Fix all errors in this sentence:
The geeses migration pattern led them over the womens park.
The geeses's migration pattern led them over the women's park.
Identify the two words in this sentence that have incorrect apostrophes, and explain why:
The computer lost it's connection while the student's were taking their test.
It's = it is / its already shows possession
Student's = indicates possession (student's were does not)
Fix all capitalization errors in this sentence:
president washington met with governor green on a tuesday in the fall to discuss the pacific ocean concerns.
President Washington met with Governor Green on a Tuesday in the fall to discuss the Pacific Ocean concerns.
Rewrite this sentence using a singular possessive noun to eliminate all wordiness:
The favorite chew toy that belongs to the puppy of my boss was lost under the couch.
My boss's puppy's favorite chew toy was lost under the couch.
Fix all punctuation errors in this sentence:
All of the dogs' collars were tags-less, but both of the cats' bell's rang softly.
All of the dogs' collars were tags-less, but both of the cats' bells rang softly.
Combine these three ideas into ONE SENTENCE using proper irregular plural possessive forms:
The coats belonging to the children
The boots belonging to the men
The hats belonging to the women
The children's coats, the men's boots and the women's hats (answers may vary) are in the hallway.
Explain the three distinct errors in this sentence:
Its obvious that the three cat's lost all of their mouse's.
It's obvious that the three cats lost all of their mice.
It's = it is
Cats = regular plural
Mice = plural of mouse