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1. Which sentence contains an incorrect possessive form? A. The store manager's answers were extremely helpful. B. Childrens' shoes are on the bottom three shelves.
C. Girls' dresses are on sale this weekend. D. There is a water fountain near the employees' break room. 2. Which sentence contains an incorrect possessive form?
A. Have you collected everyone's tickets yet? B. My dog always wears its collar. C. Ours' is surely the most colorful float in the parade. D. Nobody's dish for the potluck dinner contains meat. 3. Which sentence contains an incorrect possessive form? A. My aunt and uncle's new house is in Delaware. B.I read both Grant's and Kendrick's essays yesterday. C. Eric and Ryan's soccer team is the only team that my uncle coaches. D. Both Shira and Kate's feet were sore after the long hike.
4. Which sentence contains an incorrect possessive form? A. There's not a dimes worth of difference between the two models. B. How can you buy a dollar's worth of gas?
C. In those days, $20.00 for a day's work was a good wage. D. My family took a week's vacation to the mountains. 5. Which sentence contains a contraction that is formed incorrectly? A. Joelle and Jim's mother isn't feeling well today. B. I'd love to hear another of Lisa's ideas. C. Theres a red gate at the park's entrance. D. Let's go to the movies if you're available later. 6. Which sentence uses a contraction or possessive form incorrectly? A. Your cousin is on my softball team. B. The blue house on the corner is theirs. C. Do you know whether they're lost? D. I'm not sure who's purse is on that chair. 7. Which sentence contains an error in the use of apostrophes? A. Don't forget to cross all of your t's. B. The two ?s in that sentence are a mistake. C. The Is stand for the word incomplete. D. She has difficulty writing 2s and 5s. 8. Which sentence contains an error in the use of apostrophes? A. Yes, that 65 convertible is considered a classic. B. This book has a '99 copyright. C. On the back of the old photograph was a penciled date that read, "1877." D. Back in '72, everyone was wearing those shoes. 9. Which sentence contains an incorrect possessive form? A. Colorful photographs decorated the room. B. The dogs tail is wagging very quickly. C. Is Marty's apartment in this building? D. I filled the cat's water bowl a few minutes ago.

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1.B. Childrens' shoes are on the bottom three shelves. - it should be children's
2. C. Ours' is surely the most colorful float in the parade. - it should be ours, without the apostrophe
3. D. Both Shira and Kate's feet were sore after the long hike. - it should be Shira's and Kate's feet, because they don't share the same feet
4. A. There's not a dimes worth of difference between the two models. - it should be dime's
5. C. Theres a red gate at the park's entrance. - it should be there's
6. I'm not sure who's purse is on that chair. - it should be whose
7. I don't know about this one, sorry :/
8. A. Yes, that 65 convertible is considered a classic.  - it should be '65
9. B. The dogs tail is wagging very quickly.  - it should be dog's

Answer:

1.B. Childrens' shoes are on the bottom three shelves. - it should be children's

2. C. Ours' is surely the most colorful float in the parade. - it should be ours, without the apostrophe

3. D. Both Shira and Kate's feet were sore after the long hike. - it should be Shira's and Kate's feet, because they don't share the same feet

4. A. There's not a dimes worth of difference between the two models. - it should be dime's

5. C. Theres a red gate at the park's entrance. - it should be there's

6. I'm not sure who's purse is on that chair. - it should be whose

7. I don't know about this one, sorry :/

8. A. Yes, that 65 convertible is considered a classic.  - it should be '65

9. B. The dogs tail is wagging very quickly.  - it should be dog's

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