AGL-5

Activity 1: Joint Ownership & Names Ending in S

1. It is James' car (or James's car)

2. This is Marcus and Alex's house (s on last name)

3. These are Sarah's and Liam's phones (individual ownership = 's on both)

4. This is the boss' desk (or the boss's desk)

5. These are the teachers' books (plural ending in s = apostrophe after s)

Activity 2: It's vs. Its & Pronoun Precision

1. its (possessive)

2. It's (short for "It is")

3. yours / theirs (possessive pronouns standing alone)

4. her (possessive adjective) / mine (possessive pronoun)

5. its (possessive)

Activity 3: Advanced Proofreading Challenge

1. Manuel and his wife have been looking for an apartment for two years. (replace "he's" with possessive adjective "his")

2. The tourist woman picked up the fish by its tail. (replace "it's" with possessive "its")

3. Neither of the men's jackets was warm enough for the cold breeze. (Note: "men's" is correct, but "Neither... was" fixes agreement; if focusing strictly on possessives, ensure "men's" has 's after irregular plural).

4. We compared our test results to theirs after class. (replace "there's" with possessive pronoun "theirs")