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How Well Do You Know Your Apostrophes?

You’re hardly the type to mix up your and you’re. Or are you?
9.30am, 3 Aug 2015
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"I need to plant some more ________"
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flower's
flowers

flowers'
"He was the _______ champion"
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people's
peoples'

peoples
"The _____ downstairs area was full"
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buses'
bus's

buses
"The ___ was a great decade for music"
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90s
'90s

90's
"The puppy threw ___ chew toy across the room"
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its
it's

its'
"Many _______ ago, I saw Santa coming down the chimney"
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Christmas's
Christmas'

Christmases
"That took me three _____ worth of work to build that"
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day's
days'

days
"Your ____ waiting for you over there..."
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pints
pint's

pints'
"____ a truth universally acknowledged that apostrophes are the most annoying thing ever"
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It's
Its

Its'
"Little Orla had two ______. When they got outside, the _____ toys immediately got lost."
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kittens'; kittens
kittens; kittens'

kittens'; kitten's
kittens; kitten's
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
You really don't know your apostrophes at all!
Not your finest grammatical hour by any stretch of the imagination. On the bright side, though, this wasn't a real exam so it means absolutely nothing.
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You scored out of !
You could do with some work on your apostrophes!
Not the greatest score in the world, but it's hardly one of life's most important skills and you'll only get better from here.
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You scored out of !
You really know your apostrophes!
You were so close to full marks. But even still it's a top performance. You're the type of person who hates when someone types your instead of you're.
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You scored out of !
You are the ruler of the apostrophes!
Apostrophes bow down to you and your iron accuracy. You know them inside out.
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