Here are the correct answers and explanations for your worksheet.
1. The cars / car’s brakes failed to operate on the snowy mountain road.
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Correct Choice: cars’ (Note: The option "car's" in the image has a typo and is missing the apostrophe after the s, but it is the intended plural possessive choice).
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Explanation: "Cars’" is correct because the sentence implies that multiple cars were on the road, so we use the plural form. Since "cars" already ends in an 's', we just add an apostrophe at the end to show possession (the brakes belong to the cars).
2. On weekends, students / student’s love to sleep in.
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Correct Choice: students
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Explanation: "Students" is correct because this is simply a plural noun, not a possessive one. The students are doing the action (loving to sleep in); they do not own anything in this sentence. Therefore, no apostrophe is needed.
3. Albert Einsteins / Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity changed our understanding of time.
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Correct Choice: Albert Einstein’s
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Explanation: "Albert Einstein’s" is correct because the theory belongs to Albert Einstein. Since he is one person (singular), we add an apostrophe and an 's' to his name to show possession.
4. Civil liberties / Civil liberties’ were bought with blood.
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Correct Choice: Civil liberties
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Explanation: "Civil liberties" is correct because this is a simple plural subject. The liberties themselves were bought; they do not own anything in this sentence. No apostrophe is needed.
5. Todays / Today’s lesson taught us how to indicate possession.
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Correct Choice: Today’s
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Explanation: "Today’s" is correct because the lesson belongs to today. Even though "today" is a unit of time, we treat it as singular here, so we add an apostrophe and an 's' to show possession.
6. Fast food has its / it’s downsides.
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Correct Choice: its
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Explanation: "Its" is correct because it shows possession (the downsides belong to the fast food). Remember the rule: "It's" with an apostrophe always means "it is," while "its" without an apostrophe shows ownership.
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Final Answer:
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cars’ (brakes belong to multiple cars)
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students (plural subject, no possession)
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Albert Einstein’s (theory belongs to one person)
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Civil liberties (plural subject, no possession)
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Today’s (lesson belongs to today)
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its (possessive form, not "it is")
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of plural possessive apostrophe worksheet.
