Using apostrophes
This task is about using apostrophes.
Josh wrote a story about a fight that happened at lunchtime. He wrote a good story, but he forgot to use apostrophes ( ' ).
Read his story and select the correct words to go in all the places they are needed.
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At lunchtime there was a fight outside the
boys
boy's
boys'
boys
boy's
boys'
toilets. It all started when Tim stole
Bens
Ben's
Bens'
Bens
Ben's
Bens'
cap. Ben tried to get the cap back. He grabbed
Tim's
Tims
Tims'
Tim's
Tims
Tims'
shirt. By mistake he ripped the
shirts
shirt's
shirts'
shirts
shirt's
shirts'
pocket. Then Tim threw the cap into the
girls
girls'
girl's
girls
girls'
girl's
toilets. Ben got so mad that he went into the classroom, picked up
Tims
Tim's
Tims'
Tims
Tim's
Tims'
favourite comic book and ripped the
books
book's
books'
books
book's
books'
cover completely off. Things just went from bad to worse. I went to find one of the teachers on duty. I couldn't find anyone so I went to the staff room. I was too scared to go in because there was a
teachers
teacher's
teachers'
teachers
teacher's
teachers'
meeting in there. Just then the bell went and all the kids went back to class. Our teacher gave us a big talking to. She thinks that the
childrens
children's
childrens'
childrens
children's
childrens'
behaviour at our school is usually pretty good but sometimes one or two people let the rest of us down. There is a
parents
parent's
parents'
parents
parent's
parents'
evening at school tonight and Tim is worried that his mum will find out he was in a fight. I would be worried too if I were him.
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