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Apostrophe Use - Exercise 1 Change each underlined noun to the correct possessive form. Type your answer in the text box. When you have completed the exercise, click on the "Check My Answers" button to see the correct answers. 1. The girlfriend of her brother drives a trailer truck. Her  girlfriend drives a trailer truck. 2. We heard the voices of the children clearly in the lounge. We heard the  voices clearly in the lounge. 3. The husbands of the sisters have lunch together every Monday. The  husbands have lunch together every Monday. 4. The report, supported by the accounts of two witnesses, proves he did not commit the crime. The report, supported by two  accounts, proves he did not commit the crime. 5. The flavor of the bread was improved when he put butter on it. The  flavor was improved when he put butter on it. 6. The guess of anybody is as good as mine. guess is as good as mine. 7. I spent all my Thanksgivings at the house belonging to my grandmother. I spent all my Thanksgivings at my  house. 8. The votes of four members changed the outcome of the election. Four  votes changed the outcome of the election. 9. The wipers on your car need to be replaced. Your  wipers need to be replaced. 10. The cat played with the toy belonging to it. The cat played with  toy.

Answer Key Apostrophe Use - Exercise 1 1. The correct answer is brother's.  Her brother's girlfriend drives a trailer truck. Refer to the apostrophe rule about singular possessive nouns for help. Your answer: 2. The correct answer is children's.  We heard the children's voices clearly in the lounge. Refer to the apostrophe rule for irregular plural possessive nouns for help. Your answer: 3. The correct answer is sisters'. The sisters' husbands have lunch together every Monday. Refer to the apostrophe rule for plural possessive nouns for help. Your answer: 4. The correct answer is witnesses'. The report, supported by two witnesses' accounts, proves he did not commit the crime. Refer to the apostrophe rule for plural possessive nouns for help. Your answer: 5. The correct answer is bread's.  The bread's flavor was improved when he put butter on it. Refer to the apostrophe rule about singular possessive nouns for help. Your answer: 6. The correct answer is anybody's.  Anybody's guess is as good as mine. Refer to the apostrophe rule for indefinite possessive pronouns for help. Your answer: 7. The correct answer is grandmother's.  I spent all my Thanksgivings at my grandmother's house. Refer to the apostrophe rule about singular possessive nouns for help. Your answer: 8. The correct answer is members'. Four members' votes changed the outcome of the election. Refer to the apostrophe rule for plural possessive nouns for help. Your answer: 9. The correct answer is car's.  Your car's wipers need to be replaced. Refer to the apostrophe rule about singular possessive nouns for help. Your answer: 10. The correct answer is its. The cat played with its toy. Refer to the apostrophe rule for the pronoun it for help. Your answer: