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The cat’s tail. This cat owns her own tail and that is why there is an apostrophe and an ‘s’. If that wasn’t there then that would mean there was more than one cat. If you know the cat is called Mitsy, then you’d write ‘Mitsy’s tail’. If you don’t know the name you use the noun to describe it - like cat. You have to make sure that the cat still owns its tail by showing possession through the apostrophe.
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Cats spend two thirds of their lives sleeping.
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The kangaroo's ears were long. He owns his ears, that's why there is an apostrophe there. They have large ears that can swivel in all directions.
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There are two potential correct answers here. If there was more than one boy it would be boys' but because there is only one boy and only he owns the bag, it's boy's. This is elaborated on in a different quiz!
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Elephant trunks have over 40,000 muscles.
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The pirate flag with a white skull and black background is called The Jolly Roger flag and was designed to scare people.
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Knights used to live by a code of chivalry and nowadays, if someone calls you chivalrous it means you are well mannered.
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Only the dog is owning something in this sentence.
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There were two apostrophes needed in this one sentence as the solider has the wrong hat in his belongings and the brother also owns the hat.
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The word 'guests' doesn't need an apostrophe because they aren't owning anything - there is nothing for them to have. When looking at possessive apostrophes, we need to concentrate on the second word to make sure it's something that can be owned.
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There are around 10,000 different species of birds worldwide
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