Exercise 3: Apostrophe Used For Contraction And Possession

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Exercise 3: Apostrophe Used For Contraction And Possession

One day ___ sister Beth came to visit.

___ a dog lover too and has an Alsatian named Marigold.

Marigold looks frightening but has a lovely temperament; she ___ hurt a fly.

___ love to play with her.

The three ___ play sometimes gets a bit much in a small house.

“Martin!” Beth called from the front door. “_ here, and _ brought Marigold.”

“Wait a sec!” Martin said. “_ shut my _ out in the garden.”

___ stopped wagging as he pushed them out the back door.

The ___ knew they were being excluded from fun.

“___ worry,” Martin assured them.

“___ let you in soon.

___ had a long journey and needs to have some water before you land on her.

_ be here for days, so _ have lots of time to play.”

Beth filled _ bowl with water, but Marigold _ want it.

___ a very sociable dog and just wanted to greet the other dogs.

So ___ back door was soon opened to let the other dogs in.

“___ see if they can manage not to wreck the house,” said Martin hopefully.

Marigold sniffed _ rears, and they sniffed _ rear.

All three ___ tails started wagging.

Then the ___ started running around the house and knocking over furniture.

“Oh no!” cried Beth. “___ broken that chair!”

“No they _ ,” was _ reply, “It was already broken.”

Exercise 3: Apostrophe Used For Contraction And Possession

One day ___ sister Beth came to visit.

___ a dog lover too and has an Alsatian named Marigold.

Marigold looks frightening but has a lovely temperament; she ___ hurt a fly.

___ love to play with her.

The three ___ play sometimes gets a bit much in a small house.

“Martin!” Beth called from the front door. “___ here, and ___ brought Marigold.”

“Wait a sec!” Martin said. “___ shut my ___ out in the garden.”

___ stopped wagging as he pushed them out the back door.

The ___ knew they were being excluded from fun.

“___ worry,” Martin assured them.

“___ let you in soon.

___ had a long journey and needs to have some water before you land on her.

___ be here for days, so ___ have lots of time to play.”

Beth filled ___ bowl with water, but Marigold ___ want it.

___ a very sociable dog and just wanted to greet the other dogs.

So ___ back door was soon opened to let the other dogs in.

“___ see if they can manage not to wreck the house,” said Martin hopefully.

Marigold sniffed ___ rears, and they sniffed ___ rear.

All three ___ tails started wagging.

Then the ___ started running around the house and knocking over furniture.

“Oh no!” cried Beth. “___ broken that chair!”

“No they ___ ,” was ___ reply, “It was already broken.”

“Martin!” Beth called from the front door. “_ here, and _ brought Marigold.”

“Wait a sec!” Martin said. “_ shut my _ out in the garden.”

_ be here for days, so _ have lots of time to play.”

Beth filled _ bowl with water, but Marigold _ want it.

Marigold sniffed _ rears, and they sniffed _ rear.

“No they _ ,” was _ reply, “It was already broken.”