Exercise 2: Apostrophe Used For Possession

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Exercise 2: Apostrophe Used For Possession

___ dogs are named Kipper and Chipper.

They are both Retriever ___.

_ coat is dark brown, and _ is lighter.

The ___ are constantly wagging enthusiastically, except when they are asleep.

Both dogs like to jump up and lick ___.

___ rarely enjoy this.

The ___ mean very well, but they have bad breath.

The vet keeps telling Martin to brush his ___ teeth, but Martin never does it.

A _ teeth are usually hard to brush, because _ do not enjoy the process.

And these _ teeth are particularly hard to brush, because both _ are incapable of standing still.

_ favourite activity is chasing _.

He would not actually hurt a cat if he caught one, but the ___ do not know that.

Neither does Kipper, since he never catches the ___.

___ have no dogs; instead they have children.

Recently the _ children acquired two large _ named Zeus and Hera.

The _ mother wanted to keep the cats indoors, but the _ wanted to go out.

A ___ can be very difficult to live with.

Two ___ are even worse.

_ howl was very penetrating, and _ was simply deafening.

These ___ are Siamese, you see.

So very soon the _ father let the _ out.

Zeus ran out into the garden and climbed over the fence into ___ garden.

_ keen nose quickly detected _ scent, and he leaped up enthusiastically to chase him.

But Zeus did not run; instead he arched his back, fizzed out his fur, and extended his ___.

Most _ claws are fairly formidable, and _ are particularly impressive.

___ confusion was evident: he did not know what to do.

He stopped running and started barking, so that ___ other dog came out of the house and barked too.

The ___ barking was deafening.

Martin and his neighbours came out, as did the ___ children.

The ___ went up to Zeus and stopped barking.

___ tail started to wag.

___ nose stretched out to sniff Zeus.

The ___ thought they had better make friends, but Zeus was not so sure.

The ___ back stayed arched, and he hissed at the dogs.

___ hiss was almost as intimidating as his claws.

The ___ wagged harder, and they whined.

___ back started to come down, and so did his fur.

___ thought perhaps he should make friends after all.

The _ noses touched the _ nose, and peace was established.

Exercise 2: Apostrophe Used For Possession

___ dogs are named Kipper and Chipper.

They are both Retriever ___.

___ coat is dark brown, and ___ is lighter.

The ___ are constantly wagging enthusiastically, except when they are asleep.

Both dogs like to jump up and lick ___.

___ rarely enjoy this.

The ___ mean very well, but they have bad breath.

The vet keeps telling Martin to brush his ___ teeth, but Martin never does it.

A ___ teeth are usually hard to brush, because ___ do not enjoy the process.

And these ___ teeth are particularly hard to brush, because both ___ are incapable of standing still.

___ favourite activity is chasing ___.

He would not actually hurt a cat if he caught one, but the ___ do not know that.

Neither does Kipper, since he never catches the ___.

___ have no dogs; instead they have children.

Recently the ___ children acquired two large ___ named Zeus and Hera.

The ___ mother wanted to keep the cats indoors, but the ___ wanted to go out.

A ___ can be very difficult to live with.

Two ___ are even worse.

___ howl was very penetrating, and ___ was simply deafening.

These ___ are Siamese, you see.

So very soon the ___ father let the ___ out.

Zeus ran out into the garden and climbed over the fence into ___ garden.

___ keen nose quickly detected ___ scent, and he leaped up enthusiastically to chase him.

But Zeus did not run; instead he arched his back, fizzed out his fur, and extended his ___.

Most ___ claws are fairly formidable, and ___ are particularly impressive.

___ confusion was evident: he did not know what to do.

He stopped running and started barking, so that ___ other dog came out of the house and barked too.

The ___ barking was deafening.

Martin and his neighbours came out, as did the ___ children.

The ___ went up to Zeus and stopped barking.

___ tail started to wag.

___ nose stretched out to sniff Zeus.

The ___ thought they had better make friends, but Zeus was not so sure.

The ___ back stayed arched, and he hissed at the dogs.

___ hiss was almost as intimidating as his claws.

The ___ wagged harder, and they whined.

___ back started to come down, and so did his fur.

___ thought perhaps he should make friends after all.

The ___ noses touched the ___ nose, and peace was established.

_ coat is dark brown, and _ is lighter.

A _ teeth are usually hard to brush, because _ do not enjoy the process.

And these _ teeth are particularly hard to brush, because both _ are incapable of standing still.

_ favourite activity is chasing _.

Recently the _ children acquired two large _ named Zeus and Hera.

The _ mother wanted to keep the cats indoors, but the _ wanted to go out.

_ howl was very penetrating, and _ was simply deafening.

So very soon the _ father let the _ out.

_ keen nose quickly detected _ scent, and he leaped up enthusiastically to chase him.

Most _ claws are fairly formidable, and _ are particularly impressive.

The _ noses touched the _ nose, and peace was established.