Question

does this sentence have correct apostrophe usage? select the best answer.

after studying all week for his exams, carter is taking the night off for his dads birthday party.

answer

• no, the apostrophe usage is incorrect.
• yes, the apostrophe usage is correct.

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Apostrophe Rules for Possession
Showing ownership for singular and plural nouns.

Step 1: Identify words with apostrophes or potential possession

In the sentence:
"After studying all week for his exams, Carter is taking the night off for his dad's birthday party."

We need to look at the words that show possession or pluralization:

• exams: This is a simple plural noun (more than one exam). It does not show possession, so it correctly has no apostrophe.
• dad's: This indicates possession (the birthday party belonging to his dad).

Step 2: Analyze the possessive noun

• dad is a singular noun.
• To make a singular noun possessive, we add an apostrophe followed by an "s" ('s).
• Therefore, dad's is the correct possessive form.

Since the apostrophe is used correctly to show singular possession and is not incorrectly placed on the plural noun "exams", the sentence has correct apostrophe usage.

Answer:

Yes, the apostrophe usage is correct.