This one ___ tail is wagging. a) dogs b) dog's c) dogs', b) dog's. One dog owns the tail, so apostrophe before the s., All those ___ lockers are full. a) girls b) girl's c) girls', c) girls'. More than one girl owns the lockers, so apostrophe after the s., The ___ in the yard are tall. a) trees b) tree's c) trees', a) trees. The trees don't own anything here, they're just more than one. No apostrophe., Those two ___ bowl is empty. a) cats b) cat's c) cats', c) cats'. More than one cat shares the bowl, so apostrophe after the s., One ___ bike is red. a) boys b) boy's c) boys', b) boy's. One boy owns the bike, so apostrophe before the s., Many ___ drove past the house. a) cars b) car's c) cars', a) cars. The cars don't own anything, they're just driving. Plain plural, no apostrophe., The ___ desk was covered in papers. a) teachers b) teacher's c) teachers', b) teacher's. One teacher owns the desk, so apostrophe before the s., All the ___ uniforms were muddy. a) players b) player's c) players', c) players'. All the players own the uniforms, so apostrophe after the s., The dog hurt ___ paw. a) its b) it's, a) its. Ownership with no apostrophe. "It's" only means "it is.", ___ going to snow tonight. a) Its b) It's, b) It's. Here it means "it is," so it takes the apostrophe., That backpack is ___. a) theirs b) their's, a) theirs. Possessive pronouns never take an apostrophe., Several ___ toys were on the floor. a) babies b) baby's c) babies', c) babies'. Several babies own the toys, so apostrophe after the s., The ___ hat fell off. a) snowmen b) snowman's c) snowmans', b) snowman's. One snowman owns the hat, so apostrophe before the s., Many ___ covered the ground. a) leaves b) leaf's c) leaves', a) leaves. The leaves don't own anything, just more than one. No apostrophe..

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