Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
The ______ shift starts at six. (one worker)Choices: workers / worker’s / workers’
- First write the owner exactly as it is: one worker, worker.
- One owner: add ’s.
Answer: The worker’s shift starts at six.
Example 2
The ______ locker room is downstairs. (all the workers)Choices: worker’s / workers’ / workers
- Write the owner exactly as it is: more than one worker, workers.
- It already ends in s because it is plural, so add only the apostrophe.
Answer: The workers’ locker room is downstairs.
Where this is taught: Punctuation: Start Here, Part 3: Apostrophes
More practice: Quiz 45, Apostrophes · In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 9, Lesson 3, “Possessives and Contractions”
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
In each sentence, open the drop-down and choose the word or words that make the sentence correct, the way the GED test asks. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.In each sentence, circle the choice in the brackets that makes the sentence correct. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.