Exercises 2: Possession | Practice Test Online

Question 1:  Which punctuation mark is used to show possession in the singular form?

(A) Hyphen

(B) Period

(C) Apostrophe

(D) Colon

Correct Answer: 1C

Question 2:  What is the correct possessive form of the noun 'dog'?

(A) dogs'

(B) dog's

(C) doges'

(D) doges

Correct Answer: 2B

Question 3:  In the phrase 'the teacher's desk', what does the apostrophe indicate?

(A) Plural

(B) Possession

(C) Contraction

(D) Comparison

Correct Answer: 3B

Question 4:  Which punctuation mark is used before the 's' to show possession for plural nouns?

(A) Apostrophe

(B) Period

(C) Hyphen

(D) Exclamation mark

Correct Answer: 4A

Question 5:  What is the possessive form of the noun 'child'?

(A) childs'

(B) child's

(C) children's

(D) childes'

Correct Answer: 5B

Question 6:  Which of the following sentences shows correct punctuation for possession?

(A) The girl's book

(B) The girls book

(C) The girls' book

(D) The girl's books

Correct Answer: 6A

Question 7:  What is the correct possessive form of the noun 'friend'?

(A) friend's

(B) friends'

(C) friendes'

(D) friends's

Correct Answer: 7A

Question 8:  In the sentence 'The cat's whiskers', what does the apostrophe indicate?

(A) Plural

(B) Possession

(C) Contraction

(D) Comparison

Correct Answer: 8B

Question 9:  Which of the following is an example of a possessive pronoun?

(A) She

(B) Them

(C) Hers

(D) They

Correct Answer: 9C

Question 10:  Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession?

(A) Comma

(B) Period

(C) Apostrophe

(D) Quotation mark

Correct Answer: 10C