Question

directions: for each of the following sentences, select the correct word from the choices inside of the parentheses.

1. the team lost (its/its) first game of charcers.
2. air force (33s/33s) mission is to rescue stranded sea turtles.
3. the cashier asked if i wanted change in (50s/50s) or (20s/20s).
4. lakeshya borrowed (james/jamess/jamesess) book.
5. on the playground, jake stole the (girls/girls/girls) jump ropes. (meaning one girl)
6. jake also stole the (girls/girls/girls) hula hoops. (meaning more than one girl)
7. my grades are all (as/as/as).
8. last semester i earned all (as and bs/as and bs/as and bs).
9. quinn (shouldnt/shoudnt) have gone over and talked to the (girls/girls).
10. (zoes/zoes) (father-in-laws/father-in-laws/father-in-lawss) house was a mansion.
11. (whos/whose) going to the game with us?
12. (kikis and eileens/kiki and eileens) joint presentation on the new system was impressive.
13. the (familys/families/familiess) tables were labeled so we all knew where to sit. my (familys/families/families) table was near the water fountain.
14. (everyones/everyones/everyones) zodiac sign reflects (their/his or her) personality.
15. (youre/your) not allowed to do that.
16. it is said that a dogs (mans/manss/mans) best friend.
17. monas (parent/parents) house is in white bear lake. they love it there.
18. my quilt is in the small room; the (others/others/otherss) quilts are in the big room.
19. the (partys/partys/parties) (hosts/hosts/hosts) dress was bright pink.
20. the first (bands/bands/bands) playlist was the (concerts/concerts/concertss) playlist of the night.
21. (texases/texas/texass) delegates are interesting. my (bosses/boss/bosss) niece, ester, knows someone who went to texas to help count the (participants/participants/participants) votes. ester is the one who borrowed and towed the (lewiss/lewises/lewis) lawnmower.

Explanation:

1. "its" is the possessive form for the team.
2. "33s" is the correct abbreviation for seconds.
3. "50s" is the correct abbreviation for cents.
4. "James’s" is the correct possessive form for James.
5. "girls’" is the plural possessive for girls.
6. "girls’" is the plural possessive for girls.
7. "As" is the correct plural form.
8. "As and Bs" is the correct plural form.
9. "shouldn’t" is the contraction for should not.
10. "father - in - law’s" is the possessive form.
11. "Who’s" is the contraction for who is.
12. "Kiki and Eileen’s" is the joint possessive.
13. "families’" (plural possessive for families) and "family’s" (singular possessive for family).
14. "Everyone’s" (possessive of everyone) and "their" (gender - neutral pronoun).
15. "You’re" is the contraction for you are.
16. "man’s" is the possessive form for man.
17. "parents’" is the plural possessive for parents.
18. "others’" is the plural possessive for others.
19. "party’s" (possessive of party) and "host’s" (possessive of host).
20. "bands’" (plural possessive for bands) and "concert’s" (possessive of concert).
21. "participants’" (plural possessive for participants)
22. "Texas’s" (possessive of Texas) and "participants’" (plural possessive for participants)
23. "boss’s" (possessive of boss)
24. "Lewis’s" (possessive of Lewis)

Answer:

1. its
2. 33s
3. 50s
4. James’s
5. girls’
6. girls’
7. As
8. As and Bs
9. shouldn’t
10. father - in - law’s
11. Who’s
12. Kiki and Eileen’s
13. families’; family’s
14. Everyone’s; their
15. You’re
16. man’s
17. parents’
18. others’
19. party’s; host’s
20. bands’; concert’s
21. participants’
22. Texas’s; participants’
23. boss’s
24. Lewis’s