Haven’t you noticed the importance of the apostrophes in the English language?

Please, don’t forget to use the grammar rules after you leave the classroom and go for a walk!

Have you done your homework? We’ll check today your answers! Revise the rules, and check the grammar before copying the correct answers.

I hope that you’ll never make these ten apostrophe mistakes. Remember, you’re the best English students!

1) Make contractions in the following examples:

1. I am a student at the best University = I’m a student at the best University
2. You are my friend from school= You’re my best friend from school
3. He is our teacher of French =He’s our teacher of French
4. They are people from another country= They’re people from another country
5. We are talking about weather in Scotland= We’re talking about weather in Scotland
6. She would better go to a party than to the museum= She’d better go to a party than to the museum
7. It has got a new meaning= It’s got a new meaning
8. I would prefer walking somewhere to staying at home for the weekend= I’d prefer walking somewhere to staying at home for the weekend
9. Let us be kind to people= Let’s be kind to people
10. He will do his best to achieve his goal= He’ll do his best to achieve his goal
11. We have done well= We’ve done well!
12. It has been a great experience= It’s been a great experience
13. I will try again tomorrow= I’ll try again tomorrow
14. You are not going to do this= You’re not going to do this!//You aren’t going to do this!
15. Please, do not prompt your friends, they should work by themselves= Please, don’t prompt your friends, they’d//they should work by themselves
16. It is my favorite toy = It’s my favorite toy
17. That is the flower garden =That’s the flower garden
18. Could not you call me back in ten minutes= Couldn’t you call me back in ten minutes?
19. We will work on this project later= We’ll work on this project later.
20. I am traveling to the South= I’m traveling to the South
21. You will know it better after more praxis= You’ll know it better after more praxis
22. She was not in time= She wasn’t in time
23. They will not wait for us= They won’t wait for us
24. He is sorry about that= He’s sorry about that
25. She did not come by bus= She didn’t come by bus
26. It will be clearer after few months= It’ll be clearer after few months
27. Do not you know what to say in this situation= Don’t you know what to say in this situation?
28. I will not do a lot of work today= I won’t do a lot of work today
29. You should come at my place at 17 o’clock= You’d come at my place at 17 o’clock
30. He has got a chance today= He’s got a chance today
31. She is our new boss= She’s our new boss
32. They will do more exercises if they have enough time= They’ll do more exercises if they have enough time
33. He is standing there= He’s standing there
34. I have done everything by myself= I’ve done everything by myself
35. You would have better results= You’d have better results

2) Change the examples to show the possession:

1. This is a car of my father = This is my father’s car
2. He’s a friend of George= He’s George’s friend
3. She’s the leader of the team= She’s our team’s leader// Though it’s more common in this phrase to say “team leader.”
4. It’s the book of my child= It’s my child’s book
5. It’s a dress of our mother =It’s our mother’s dress
6. I can’t stand the noise making by those builders = I can’t stand the builders’ noise
7. This is a laptop of a student= This is a student’s laptop
8. That’s the best idea of John= That’s John’s best idea
9. Tomorrow is the birthday of my brother= Tomorrow is my brother’s birthday
10. I’d prefer to stay at the house of my parents today= I’d prefer to stay at my parents’ today
11. What is designed for women is called women’s
12. What is the project of your team= What is your team’s project?
13. This is a toy of my dog= This is my dog’s toy
14. I like the fur of my cat= I like my cat’s fur
15. That the umbrella of my sister= That’s my sister’s umbrella
16. Do you like the suit of my husband= Do you like my husband’s suit?
17. That is the house of Molly= That’s Molly’s house
18. She’d say that her home is better than the home of her parents= She’d say that her home is better than her parents’.
19. Ah, that’s a new program of Alfred= Ah, that’s new Alfred’s program
20. Please, don’t try to play all the games of the children= Please, don’t try to play all children’s games!
21. Sorry, but you won’t have time to choose the needed dress, the part for women of our shop will be closed soon= Sorry, but you won’t have time to choose the needed dress, the women’s part of our shop will be closed soon.
22. I like the hairdo of Jenny= I like Jenny’s hairdo!
23. Whose car you prefer: the car of Leila or the car of Mary?= Whose car you prefer: Leila’s or Mary’s one?
24. Have you learned the rules of apostrophes? = Have you learned the apostrophes’ rules?