Subskill#11.1 Writing Conventions: Apostrophe/Contraction/Possessive Part II

The following letter of request has been altered. Read the letter and look at the numbered underlined parts to answer numbers 1 - 7. Choose the answer that has the correct use of apostrophes, contractions, and/or possessives.

Miquel Espinosa

12335 Dalewood Circle

Fleming Island, FL 32043

May 25, 2004

I/O Solutions

1127 S. Mannheim Road

Westchester, IL 60154

Gentlemen:

I am interested in enrolling in the local (1) community colleges police recruitment program. I understand that I must take a test called the (2) Florida Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test. (3)Whats the cost of the test registration? (4) Wheres a location to find a registration form? (5) How often are the tests’s administered?

(6) My sisters also interested in registering for this test. Can you please me send me (7) two application packages?

Sincerely,

Miquel Espinosa

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Subskill#11.1 Writing Conventions: Apostrophe/Contraction/Possessive Part II

1.

  1. community college’s police recruit program
  2. community colleges’ police recruit program
  3. community college police recruit program
  4. Correct as it is

2.

  1. Florida Criminal Justice Basic Abilities’s Test
  2. Florida Criminal Justice Basic Abilities’ Test
  3. Florida Criminal Justice Basic Abilitie’s Test
  4. Correct as it is

3.

  1. What’s the cost
  2. Whats’ the cost
  3. What’is the cost
  4. Correct as it is

4.

  1. Where’is a location
  2. Wher’is a location
  3. Where’s a location
  4. Correct as it is

5.

A. tests administered?

  1. test’s administered?
  2. tests’ administered?
  3. Correct as it is

6.

A. My sister’s also interested

B. My sisters’ also interested

C. My sister’is also interested

D. Correct as it is

7.

  1. two application packages’?
  2. two application package’s?
  3. two application packages’s?

D. Correct as it is

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Subskill#11.1 Writing Conventions: Apostrophe/Contraction/Possessive Part II

For numbers 8 – 14, select the correct contraction for the underlined words.

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8. Who is attending the employee staff meeting today?

  1. Who’s
  2. Whos’e
  3. Whose
  4. Who’se

9. They will be working in the new childcare building next week.

  1. They’ll
  2. The’ll
  3. They’l
  4. They’ill

10. It is your choice whether or not to purchase family coverage for the company dental plan.

  1. It’s
  2. It’ss
  3. Its
  4. It’is

11. The director told us that you are going to the Contractors’ Conference in Orlando next September.

  1. your
  2. your’e
  3. you’ar
  4. you’re

12. They are not able to go to the special workshop today.

  1. There
  2. They’re
  3. They’ar
  4. Their

13. Rosa will not be teaching the computer class this week.

  1. willn’t
  2. wil’nt
  3. will’nt
  4. won’t

14. I have found the personnel leave forms on the second shelf.

  1. I’ave
  2. Iv’e
  3. I’ve
  4. Ive’

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Subskill#11.1 Writing Conventions: Apostrophe/Contraction/Possessive Part II

For numbers 15 – 20, choose the letter of the best answer to complete each item.

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15. ______beaches are one of the favorite spring break locations for college kids.

  1. Floridas
  2. Florida’s
  3. Floridas’
  4. Florida’es

16. ______supervisor asked him to submit the report one week early.

  1. Jame’s
  2. Jameses’
  3. James’

D. James’es

17. ______personal leave form is this?

  1. Whose
  2. Who’s
  3. Whoose
  4. Who’se

18. ______timesheet is late this week.

  1. Darryl
  2. Darryls
  3. Darryl’s
  4. Darryls’

19. ______annual evaluations were excellent.

  1. Sandra and Karen’s
  2. Sandra’s and Karen’s
  3. Sandras and Karens
  4. Sandras’ and Karens’

20. Her ______license was expired.

  1. drivers
  2. drivers’
  3. driver’s
  4. driver

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Answer Key

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.C

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