Question

apostrophe practice
apostrophes are used in contractions can not cant and possessive nouns the son of daedalus daedaluss son.
contractions combine two or more words by removing certain letters and adding an apostrophe .
a possessive noun is used to indicate ownership or belonging: robert waltons ship the ship is owned by robert walton.
words like his, her, their, your, and my also indicate possession, but do not require the use of an apostrophe.
your vs. youre
possessive you are
their vs. theyre vs. there
possessive they are place
its vs. its
possessive it is
where vs. were vs. were
place we are \to be\ plural past tense: they were tired
correct the following sentences by adding apostrophes where they need to go in the following sentences. if the sentence is correct as is, write no change.

1. youre always talking about how its so cold in the winter.
2. our neighbors car is an old toyota, and i told him the other day that its just about to fall apart.
3. didnt you hear that theyre leaving tomorrow?
4. its important that the kitten learns to find its way home.
5. she did not hear her children’s cries.
6. its such a beautiful day that ive decided to sit outside.

note: you often add an s to the end of a noun to make it plural. if you then need to make that noun possessive, the apostrophe will follow the s and you do not add an additional s.
example: the three little pigs’ houses were all destroyed.
however! if you have a singular noun that ends in s (most common with names), you should add s to indicate possession.
example: silas’s essay was the first one turned in.

1. the basketball players took the bus to the conference.
2. the princesss mattress was extremely uncomfortable as she was trying to get to sleep.
3. thomass dog refused to drink from its water dish.
4. the kids school closed for the day because they got three inches of snow overnight.

Explanation:

Question 1

• "Youre" is a contraction for "you are", so it should be "You're".
• "its" here is a contraction for "it is", so it should be "it's".

• "neighbors" is a possessive noun (owning the car), so it should be "neighbor's".
• "its" here is a contraction for "it is", so it should be "it's".

• "Didnt" is a contraction for "did not", so it should be "Didn't".
• "theyre" is a contraction for "they are", so it should be "they're".

Answer:

You're always talking about how it's so cold in the winter.

Question 2