Possessive Noun Quiz Directions: Write down the word that needs an apostrophe Its hard to understand why

people decide to buy certain cars. Even though a persons old car might be running fine, once he sees one of the new models, hes not going to be happy until he has traded in his old car. John, one of my best friends, is a good example of a victim of new car fever. Johns 1993 Camaro was running fine, but when he saw the advertisements for the 1996 Camaro, with more valves for extra fuel injection and a sleek, sporty new air foil, he thought of thousands of reasons why he needed a new car. Johns girlfriend didnt see much of him for several Saturdays while he was listening to this salesmans sales pitch and looking at that dealers display. Meanwhile, his girlfriend had started going out with an old friend. She says she doesnt mind going out in her new boyfriends 1968 pickup at all. Now John has a new car, and all the girls heads are turning.
Grammar (1pt each) possessive nouns: Write down the correct word 1. My ________ (brothers/brothers) birthday is next week. 2. In the forest, all the _____________ (trees/trees) branches were waving in the wind. 3. The teacher looked at all the _________ (students/students) work and chose the best artist. 4. Where have I seen that _______ (girls/girls) face before? 5. All the _______ (boys/boys) uniforms got dirty at that game. 6. Our ________ (skates/ skates) blades need sharpening

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Directions: The paragraph below is in need of apostrophes. Add an apostrophe to the possessive nouns where it is needed. The Fortune Teller The fortune tellers dry, shriveled hands moved over the glass ball that the she had bought at a dollar store a long time ago. She could hear the laughter and the childrens shouts as they ran outside from ride to ride and from tent to tent. The children never came in to see the fortune teller. Instead it was always the face of a laid-off dock worker or a romantic teenager that peered through the entrance way of the fortune tellers tent. The unemployed dock workers minds were wanting to hear about winning lottery tickets and new job opportunities. The teenagers were eager to hear stories about far away places and dark, mysterious strangers. And so the fortune teller always told the dock workers and the teenagers what they wanted to hear. The fortune teller liked giving the dock workers and the teenagers something to dream about. The fortune teller tried to fill the minds of the dock workers and the teenagers with great expectations. Just then, a young man appeared in the entrance way. He was nervous, and his smile was timid. The young man shuffled into the dark tent, the young mans head full of dreams and yet, at the same time, innocently empty. The fortune teller took the trembling hands of the young man into the fortune tellers own hands, and peered at the revealing lines etched on his the palms. Then, slowly, in the cracked, ancient voice of the fortune teller, she began to speak of new job opportunities, far away places, and dark, mysterious strangers.

The Fortune Teller (answers)

The fortune teller's dry, shriveled hands moved over the glass ball that the she had bought at a dollar store a long time ago. She could hear the laughter and the childrens shouts as they ran outside from ride to ride and from tent to tent. The children never came in to see the fortune teller. Instead it was always the face of a laid-off dock worker or a romantic teenager that peered through the entrance way of the fortune teller's tent. The unemployed dock workers minds were wanting to hear about winning lottery tickets and new job opportunities. The teenagers were eager to hear stories about far away places and dark, mysterious strangers. And so the fortune teller always told the dock workers and the teenagers what they wanted to hear. The fortune teller liked giving the dock workers and the teenagers something to dream about. The fortune teller tried to fill the minds of the dock workers and the teenagers with great expectations. Just then, a young man appeared in the entrance way. He was nervous, and his smile was timid. The young man shuffled into the dark tent, the young man's head full of dreams and yet, at the same time, innocently empty. The fortune teller took the trembling hands of the young man into the fortune teller's own hands, and peered at the revealing lines etched on his the palms. Then, slowly, in the cracked, ancient voice of the fortune teller, she began to speak of new job opportunities, far away places, and dark, mysterious strangers.

Its hard to understand why people decide to buy certain cars. Even though a persons old car might be running fine, once he sees one of the new models, hes not going to be happy until he has traded in his old car. John, one of my best friends, is a good example of a victim of new car fever. Johns 1993 Camaro was running fine, but when he saw the advertisements for the 1996 Camaro, with more valves for extra fuel injection and a sleek, sporty new air foil, he thought of thousands of reasons why he needed a new car. Johns girlfriend didnt see much of him for several Saturdays while he was listening to this salesmans sales pitch and looking at that dealers display. Meanwhile, his girlfriend had started going out with an old friend. She says she doesnt mind going out in her new boyfriends 1968 pickup at all. Now John has a new car, and all the girls heads are turning.