Exercises 1: Possession | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  Which punctuation mark is commonly used to indicate possession?

(A) Comma

(B) Period

(C) Apostrophe

(D) Exclamation mark

Correct Answer: 1C

Question 2:  Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession?

(A) Comma

(B) Period

(C) Apostrophe

(D) Exclamation mark

Correct Answer: 2C

Question 3:  What is the possessive form of the noun 'child'?

(A) childs'

(B) child's

(C) children's

(D) childes'

Correct Answer: 3B

Question 4:  In the sentence 'The cat's tail', what does the apostrophe indicate?

(A) Plural

(B) Possession

(C) Contraction

(D) Comparison

Correct Answer: 4B

Question 5:  Which of the following sentences shows correct punctuation for possession?

(A) Tom's car

(B) Toms car

(C) Toms' car

(D) Toms's car

Correct Answer: 5A

Question 6:  What is the possessive form of the noun 'students'?

(A) students's

(B) students

(C) student's

(D) students'

Correct Answer: 6D

Question 7:  Which punctuation mark is used before 's to indicate possession?

(A) Colon

(B) Hyphen

(C) Apostrophe

(D) Quotation mark

Correct Answer: 7C

Question 8:  Which of the following is an example of a possessive pronoun?

(A) She

(B) They

(C) Hers

(D) Them

Correct Answer: 8C

Question 9:  What is the correct possessive form of the noun 'boys'?

(A) boy's

(B) boys's

(C) boys'

(D) boyses'

Correct Answer: 9C

Question 10:  In the sentence 'The dog's bone', what does the apostrophe indicate?

(A) Plural

(B) Possession

(C) Contraction

(D) Comparison

Correct Answer: 10B