Apostrophes
What are the two reasons you use an apostrophe?
To show POSSESSION and CONTRACTION
Correct the sentence:
An important part of Joshua and Darrick's life have/has been their work fostering abandoned baby squirrels.
HAS
Fix the fragment
Payton still let Joshua, who stayed in Paris even after their epic fist fight about cool ranch Doritos.
Payton still let Joshua, who stayed in Paris even after their epic cool ranch Doritos fist fight, marry his sister.
Finish the thought.
What is a dangling modifier?
A word or phrase improperly separated from the word being described.
Which word is correct?
It is not there/their/they're job to deal with Ramon's melting unicorn ice sculpture.
THEIR
Which apostrophe is in the correct place?
The books are the student's / students' and hers alone.
student's
The two best things about Chelsy are/is her sense of commitment to building lego towers and her passion for sand castles.
ARE
Fix the fragment:
Jackson, after swimming across the lake on the GSU campus.
Jackson, after swimming across the lake on the GSU campus, ran to his car and ordered a vegetarian pizza.
How do the italicized words need to be reordered?
While walking on the sidewalk, a sparkly girl's bracelet caught Bree's attention.
While walking on the sidewalk, Bree's attention was caught by a girl's sparkly bracelet.
Which sentence is correct?
Payton accepted / excepted Jada's offer to sketch him hugging the polar bears at the zoo.
ACCEPTED
Is the apostrophe used correctly?
Pointing to the bright pink race car, Joshua stated, "I love it's color."
NO it does NOT have an apostrophe to show possession
Fix the sentence:
According to Ayrion, three types of people destroy/destroys the world: fascists, communists and vegans.
DESTROY
Fix the fragment:
After Ariel and Dora decided to see the movie and Christian promised to bring Twizzlers.
After Ariel and Dora decided to see the movie and Christian promised to bring Twizzlers, I agreed to join them.
I said I'd go after Ariel and Dora decided to see the movie and Christian promised to bring Twizzlers.
Fix the sentence
After reading the great new book, the movie about prom dresses is sure to be exciting.
After reading the great new book, Andy thought the movie about prom dresses is sure to be exciting.
Which is the right word?
Nautica stated it was her birth wright/rite/right/ to be called Queen of the GSU campus.
RIGHT
Fix the apostrophes IF they need fixing:
Darrick's skill in raising ostriches' is what made him fascinating to Jada's mind.
Darrick's skill in raising ostriches is what made him fascinating to Jada's mind.
Is the subject verb agreement in the sentence correct?
The faculty is happy to help you graduate.
YES
Fix the fragment:
Every midnight, Alexis sings.
NOT a fragment.
Fix:
Reading the rules, her dog did not enter the park.
Reading the rules, Chade did not enter the park with her dog.
Which is the correct word?
Destiney told Ramon that, when writing his essay, he needs to site/cite/sight the quote about his favorite sexiest Leprechaun.
CITE
Add the necessary apostrophes:
The childrens book about Payton crying for his lost teddy bear was left behind in the mens room.
The children's book about Payton crying for his lost teddy bear was left behind in the men's room.
Which verb works here?
After he looked around his mom's basement, Andy noticed that half of his Dungeons and Dragons group is/are from another country.
IS
*you would use 'are' if the sentence read: Half of the yoga students are from another country.
Why is this sentence NOT a fragment?
Open the door!
The subject of the sentence, YOU, is implied.
Fix:
Minutes after walking in the door, Joshua's flip phone rang.
Minutes after Joshua walked in the door, his flip phone rang.
Which two words?
Mya told Alexis that she needs to hear/here the whole/hole story about why Nya and Keimaya drive monster trucks as a hobby.
HEAR
WHOLE