Apostro-Fees
Whose there?
Possessive Much?
Apostrophes in the Wild
100

What does “can’t” stand for?

What is "cannot"?


100

What two words does the contraction "it's" contract? 

What is "it" and "is"?

100

Correct the sentence if needed: “The cats toy is on the floor.”

What is "The cat’s toy is on the floor"?

100

Correct the sentence if needed: "That water bottle is her’s."

What is "That water bottle is hers"?

200

Rewrite this sentence without contractions: “She’s not ready.”

What is "She is not ready."?

200

Correct the sentence if needed: “Whose going to the concert?”

What is "Who’s going to the concert?"

200

Correct the sentence if needed: “James' backpack is heavy.”

What is "James’s backpack is heavy"?

200

Correct the sentence if needed: "Its raining and the dogs wet."

What is "it's raining and the dog's wet"?

300

Which two words make up “they’ve”?

What is "they" and "have"?

300

Correct the sentence if needed: "Its’ obvious that we know it’s name." 

What is "It’s obvious that we know its name"?

300

Correct the sentence if needed: "The students’ desks were messy."

What is "The students’ desks were messy"? (No correction needed). 

300

Correct the phrase if needed: "My friend’s and cousin’s party."

What is "My friend and cousin's party"?

400

What letter does the apostrophe replace in “don’t”?

What is the "o" in "not"?

400

Turn as many words in this sentence into a contraction as you can: "I could not have known you were not gonna text if you had not said you would be online."

What is "I couldn't have known you weren’t gonna text if you hadn’t said you’d be online" ?

400

Correct the sentence if needed: "Sam and Alex’s room is always messy."

What is "Sam and Alex’s room is always messy"? (No correction needed.) 

400

Correct the sentence if needed: "Marks and Lily’s dog’s love to run."

What is "Mark and Lily's dogs love to run"?

500

How do you form the contracted version of a year (EX: 2002)?

What is replace the first two digits of the year with an apostrophe (EX: '02)? 

500

Turn as many words as you can in this sentence into contractions: "They have said they will do it, but I am not sure if we are ready or if it is even worth it."

What is "They’ve said they’ll do it, but I’m not sure if we’re ready or if it’s even worth it"?

500

Which sentence is more correct? 

The dog’s collars are blue. 

The dogs' collars are blue. 

Trick question! Both are correct. 

BONUS: What is the difference in the meaning of the sentences? 

500

What is the difference in meaning between these phrases:

Lily's and Peter's cats.

Lily and Peter's cats.

1. Lily's cat(s) and Peter's cat(s)

2. The cats that Lily and Peter share