Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Famous Artist
Apostrophes
Punctuation and capitalization

Apostrophes are used to show the possessive case of nouns. They are also used to show where letters have been left out in contractions. Use an apostrophe to:

✵ Show the possessive case of singular nouns by adding an apostrophe and - s

✵ Show the possessive case of plural nouns that end in -s by adding an apostrophe

✵ Show the possessive case of plural nouns that do not end in -s by adding an apostrophe and - s

✵ Show the letters that are left out in a contraction

8.9 Famous Artist

This woman is one of Mexico’s most famous artists. What is her name?

To answer the question, match the words on the left with their correct form on the right. Choose your answers according to the form called for in the parentheses after the word. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its line number at the bottom of the page.