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Directions: Decide whether apostrophe usage is correct or incorrect:

Headline: Mattress' stitching ripped out by princess's aide
1. Correct
2. Incorrect
Directions: Decide whether apostrophe usage is correct or incorrect:

[Headline about a king visiting a family named Ness]: King Charles' advisers suggest two weeks' vacation at Nesses' villa
1. Correct
2. Incorrect
Directions: Decide whether apostrophe usage is correct or incorrect:

Headline: Commissioner Katz's reaction unprintable
1. Correct
2. Incorrect
Indicate the correct form:
Frederick (Gainous's, Gainous') departure
1. Gainous's
2. Gainous'
Indicate the correct form:
Veterans Day, Veteran's Day, Veterans' Day
1. Veterans Day
2. Veteran's Day
3. Veterans' Day
Indicate the correct form:
the (hostess's, hostess') doilies
1. hostess's
2. hostess'
Indicate the correct form (there is more than one hostess):
the (hostesses', hostesses's) doilies
1. hostesses'
2. hostesses's
Indicate the correct form:
Bush and Cheney's victory, Bush's and Cheney's victory
1. Bush and Cheney's victory
2. Bush's and Cheney's victory
That would get ____________ attention.
1. people's
2. peoples'
Though they were written almost a year apart, _____________ stories were published on the same day.
1. Fred and Juana's
2. Fred's and Juana's
Merging their bricks-and-mortar operation with Internet clicks was necessary for the ________ survival.
1. business
2. business'
3. business's
They connect users directly to the _________ Web site.
1. business's
2. business'
Hohmeister designs _________ toys and __________ fashions.
1. children's, women's
2. childrens', women's
3. childrens's, womens's
The __________ rep said she wouldn't use the _________ silverware.
1. actress's, princess's
2. actress's, princess'
3. actress', princess's
4. actress', princess'
So long, suckers. I have (two weeks, two weeks', two-weeks) vacation.
1. two weeks
2. two weeks'
3. two-weeks
In June a fisherman found ___________ hip waders.
1. Williams'
2. Williams's
Don't look at me. It's Katherine ___________ fault.
1. Harris
2. Harris'
3. Harris's
Maddox was lightning to (Jones', Jones's) thunder.
1. Jones'
2. Jones's
He is an old friend of Gillie (Barwick, Barwick's).
1. Barwick
2. Barwick's
Investigators began watching the (England's, Englands') house (meaning the home of Mr. and Mrs. England).
1. England's
2. Englands'
[The following refers to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mendez.]
During that storm, the _________ mobile home had windows smashed by flying debris.
1. Mendez
2. Mendez's
3. Mendezes
4. Mendezes'
5. Mendez'
It triggered a formal investigation of the (business', business's) practices.
1. business'
2. business's
Only one player followed (Bliss', Bliss's) plan.
1. Bliss'
2. Bliss's
They are at each (other's, others') throats already.
1. other's
2. others'
Just calm down and take the quiz, for (goodness, goodness') sake!
1. goodness
2. goodness'
A cartoon about one 2004 vice-presidential candidate zoomed in on a growth that looked like the other candidate.
How should the label on the cartoon be punctuated?

CLOSE-UP OF GROWTH ON __________ LIP
1. EDWARD'S
2. EDWARDS'
3. EDWARDS'S
The group, which has addressed the 35 dropped passes of last season with better effort, had a number of big plays slip through (its, it's, their) hands Saturday.
1. its
2. it's
3. their
His staff has challenged what _________ considered inaccurate statistics.
1. it
2. they
How could you fix this sentence:
In the past, if someone complained about a threatening dog or pesky cat, they were advised to shoot the animal themselves.
1. Since "someone" is singular, change the rest of the sentence to match it.
2. Change "someone" to the plural--"people."
Yet the national media rarely include Doak Campbell Stadium on _____________ of most difficult places to play.
1. its list
2. their lists