Write each possessive noun or contraction with an apostrophe.
1. Woodrow Wilson was Americas twenty-eighth president. America's
2. As a student at Princeton, joined the schools debating society. schools'
3. Before becoming president, he served as Princeton Universitys president. Princeton University's
4. Wilsons regarded today as an educational political reformer. Wilson's
5. He was elected New Jerseys govenor in 1910. New Jersey's
6. His success in New Jersey brought him to the Democrats attention. Democrat's
7. Wilsons first term of office as president began in 1913. Wilson's
8. The wars outbreak in Europe kept his attention on forging affairs. war's
9. During his second term, he helped make the peace among Europes powers.
Europe's powers
10. He had a stroke and was not able to fight for the peace treatys acceptance. peace treaty's
I am haveing alot of trouble understanding these.
Good job! Eight of the ten are correct.
2. school's School is singular so you just need to add an apostrophe and -s to make it possessive.
6. Democrats' Here Democrats is plural, so you just add an apostrophe.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I understand that you might be having trouble with apostrophes and how they are used to indicate possessive nouns or contractions. Let me explain it to you in a simple way.
To form the possessive form of a noun, you usually add an apostrophe (') followed by an "s" to the end of the word. For example, "America's" in sentence 1 indicates that Woodrow Wilson was the twenty-eighth president of America.
However, when the noun already ends in an "s," you can either add an apostrophe followed by another "s" or just add an apostrophe alone. It depends on the style guide you are following. For example, in sentence 3, you can write "Princeton University's" or "Princeton University'."
Contractions, on the other hand, are formed by combining two words and omitting some letters, which are replaced by an apostrophe. For example, in sentence 2, "schools'" is a contraction of "school's," indicating the debating society belongs to the school.
I hope this explanation helps clarify the use of apostrophes in making possessive nouns or contractions. Let me know if you have any more questions!