The apostrophe war The 15 questions of lesson 15 «The apostrophe war» of the language course of Mova's primary school with their options, 90 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the lesson at school .
t1 Your mate's market stall sign says "Fresh egg's £2." He goes "what, it's proper English, innit." What's the fix? right ✓ · ★ t2 A Gen Z cousin says "apostrophes are mid, nobody cares, fr." ("Mid" means meh, "fr" means for real.) What's true? wrong ✗ · ★ t3 What would happen if we stopped using apostrophes for belonging? wrong ✗ · ★ t4 Your brother writes "the boys' football" about his own one ball. He has no brothers. What should it be? right ✓ · ★ t5 A Newcastle fan writes "St James's Park". A Geordie mate says "nah, man, it's St James' Park, like on the sign." Who's right for that ground? wrong ✗ · ★ t6 Grandad grumbles "Waterstones without its apostrophe, the cheek!" Did the shop break a law? wrong ✗ · ★ t7 In a cartoon, a sign says "Ladies toilet's". Fix it. wrong ✗ · ★ t8 A boomer uncle writes "the 1980's were rad." ("Rad" means great.) How would a modern style guide write the decade? wrong ✗ · ★ t9 Your mate types "The phone lost it's charge." What's the quick test? wrong ✗ · ★ t10 A sign on a door says "Womens changing room". Fix it. wrong ✗ · ★ t11 Puzzle: "The teachers' room" and "The teacher's room". In which does one teacher own the room? wrong ✗ · ★ e1 Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the functions of the apostrophe? wrong ✗ · exam e2 Identify the formulation which indicates a single bowl held in common by several dogs. wrong ✗ · exam e3 Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the possessive forms "James's" and "James'". right ✓ · exam e4 Ascertain the correctly punctuated form of the notice. wrong ✗ · exam ← previous
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