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Apostrophe Quiz

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Apostrophe Quiz Facts
Average Score for this quiz:	58%
No of times this quiz has been taken:	47
No of people passing this quiz:	38
No of people failing this quiz:	9
Maximum score for this quiz:	100%

Coverage : Apostrophe Quiz is based on one of the important mark in English Language. Take the quiz and check do you know the usage of Apostrophe.
1.	What kind of mark is Apostrophe?
a.		Punctuation Mark
b.		Diacritic Mark
c.		Both a and b
d.		None of them

2.	Which of the following is the uasge of Apostrophe in English language?
a.		It marks omissions
b.		It assists in marking the possessives of all nouns and many pronouns
c.		Both a and b
d.		None of them

3.	The apostrophe is different from the closing single quotation mark.
a.		True
b.		False

4.	Which of the following is incorrect in respect of usage of Apostrophes?
a.		The apostrophe is often used in plurals of symbols
b.		The apostrophe is sometimes used in forming the plural of numbers
c.		It is generally acceptable to use apostrophes to show plurals of single lower-case letters
d.		All of them are correct

5.	The use of the apostrophe to mark the English possessive ultimately derives from the Old English genitive case, indicating possession.
a.		True
b.		False

6.	The 's ending is sometimes called the Saxon genitive, although linguists now generally consider it a clitic rather than a case ending.
a.		True
b.		False

7.	Which of the following usage of Apostrophe is termed as Abbreviations?
a.		can't
b.		it's
c.		'70s
d.		I'll

8.	Which of the following usage of Apostrophe is termed as Contractions?
a.		'bout
b.		'80s
c.		gov't
d.		can't

9.	In certain colloquial contexts an apostrophe's function as possessive or contractive can depend on other punctuation.
a.		True
b.		False

10.	The apostrophe is sometimes used in forming the plural of numbers.
a.		True
b.		False

11.	Which of the following statement is incorrect in respect to usage of Apostrophe?
a.		Irish surnames often contain an apostrophe after an O
b.		Some Scottish and Irish surnames use an apostrophe after an M
c.		French and Italian surnames sometimes contain apostrophes
d.		Indian names and surnames often contain apostrophes

12.	Eye dialects use apostrophes in creating the effect of a non-standard pronunciation.
a.		True
b.		False

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What others think about Apostrophe

By: sal on Jul 18, 2008

Too many people use an apostrophe when words are plural!

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