Apostrophes to Show Possession
(#1)
Adapted from
Voyages
in English - Fifth Year
by Rev. Paul E. Campbell
and Sister Mary Donatus MacNickle
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Pavonia
1859
by
Fredrick Lord Leighton
(1830-1896)
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Directions:
1. Fix the apostrophe problem in each sentence.
2. After each sentence, rewrite the phrases with apostrophes
as phrases with prepositional phrases. For example, "my brother's dog"
would be "the dog of my brother" or "the dog that belongs to my brother."
3. Place parentheses ( ) around each prepositional phrase.
4. Underline every verb twice, its subject(s) once, and label any complements
("PA," "PN," "IO," or "DO").
1. Womens shoes are sold here.
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2. The childs balloon burst.
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3. Have you seen Fredericks new coat?
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4. Marys hat is brown.
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5. These are Pauls uniforms.
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6. What is your brothers name?
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7. The childrens skates are on the porch.
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8. The boys books are in their desks.
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9. Where is Henrys sweater?
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10. Those girls names are very short.
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11. The boys hats are new.
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12. Are those Bills pictures from his vacation?
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13. We saw all of the museums pictures.
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14. Sam gave Sarah Shirleys shoes.
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15. They found Anthonys ball near the river.
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