Question

grammar and punctuation unit test
which sentence correctly shows how the apostrophe is used to form a contraction? (1 point)
○ the missing notebook contained all of the teacher’s information for the field trip.
○ fred noted it’s a poor time to plant spring flowers until after the last frost.
○ moby’s options for courses to study next semester are unlimited.
○ the storm’s arrival on friday will bring much - needed rain

Explanation:

To determine which sentence uses an apostrophe for a contraction, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: "teacher's" is a possessive (shows ownership), not a contraction.
• Option 2: "it's" is a contraction of "it is" (since "it's" = "it + is", the apostrophe combines the two words into a contraction).
• Option 3: "Molly's" is a possessive (shows Molly's ownership of options), not a contraction.
• Option 4: "storm's" is a possessive (shows the storm's arrival), not a contraction.

So the sentence with the contraction - using apostrophe is the one with "it's".

Answer:

B. Fred noted it's a poor time to plant spring flowers until after the last frost (assuming the second option is labeled B; if the original options had labels, use the correct label with the text. Based on the options, the correct one is the second option: "Fred noted it's a poor time to plant spring flowers until after the last frost")