Question

Possessive Case - A Letter from Robert

The vacation was disappointing because they did not enjoy the rainy weather.
Answer choices for the above question

A. sister's

B. sisters'

C. sisters
The soccer shoe came off when he tried to tackle the ball.
Answer choices for the above question

A. player's

B. players

C. players'
There were seven in the play.
Answer choices for the above question

A. actors

B. actor's

C. actors'
The teacher complimented everyone in the class on the improvement in the behavior.
Answer choices for the above question

A. students

B. student's

C. students'
How should this sentence be changed?

I studied for a test in Ms. Lee science class.
Answer choices for the above question

A. Change Lee to Lee’s.

B. Change Lee to Lees'.

C. Change Lee to Lees’s.

D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.
How should this sentence be changed?

Yesterday the three senator’s bill was approved.
Answer choices for the above question

A. Change senator’s to senators.

B. Change senator’s to senators's.

C. Change senator’s to senators'.

D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.
How should this sentence be changed?

Our women’s basketball team won the college championship.
Answer choices for the above question

A. Change women’s to womens’.

B. Change women’s to womens’s.

C. Change women’s to womens.

D. No changes need to be made to this sentence.
How should this sentence be changed?

Juans bicycle has a flat tire.
Answer choices for the above question

A. Change Juans to Juan’s.

B. Change Juans to Juans'.

C. Change Juans to Juans’s.

D. No change needs to be made to this sentence.
Instructions
Read each rule for possessive case and then rewrite the sample sentence to follow the rule. Write your edited sentence in the last column.
Rule
Sentence
Edited Sentence
Use an apostrophe and an -s to form the possessive of a singular noun.
The dogs collar was light blue.

Use an apostrophe and an -s to form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in -s.
The newspaper reported on the senates vote.

Add an apostrophe to the end of a possessive plural noun ending in -s.
Amy trimmed both cats nails.

Answer 1

Answer:a

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Possessive Case - A Letter from Robert

1. Answer: B. sisters'

2. Answer: A. player's

3. Answer: C. actors'

4. Answer: C. students'

5. Answer: A. Change senator’s to senators.

6. Answer: D. No changes need to be made to this sentence.

7. Answer: A. Change women’s to womens'.

Instructions

• Use an apostrophe and an -s to form the possessive of a singular noun.

Sentence: The dog's collar was light blue.

Edited Sentence: The dog's collar was light blue.

• Use an apostrophe and an -s to form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in -s.

Sentence: The newspaper reported on the Senate's vote.

Edited Sentence: The newspaper reported on the Senate's vote.

• Add an apostrophe to the end of a possessive plural noun ending in -s.

Sentence: Amy trimmed both cats' nails.

Edited Sentence: Amy trimmed both cats' nails.