Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives 1

Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives 1

For each of the following sentences, identify whether the underlined word is a contraction or a possessive.

For help with this exercise, see sections 34a and 34b.

Question

1. Robertson Davies’s life lasted eighty-two years, from 1913 to 1995.

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Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives 1: For each of the following sentences, identify whether the underlined word is a contraction or a possessive. - 1. Robertson Davies’s life lasted eighty-two years, from 1913 to 1995.

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2. Davies spent much of his life around Ontario’s capital, Toronto.

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Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives 1: For each of the following sentences, identify whether the underlined word is a contraction or a possessive. - 2. Davies spent much of his life around Ontario’s capital, Toronto.

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3. His trilogies all take place in Canada’s province of Ontario.

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Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives 1: For each of the following sentences, identify whether the underlined word is a contraction or a possessive. - 3. His trilogies all take place in Canada’s province of Ontario.

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4. His three trilogies’ themes, as well as other works, were often based on the thinking of Carl Jung.

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Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives 1: For each of the following sentences, identify whether the underlined word is a contraction or a possessive. - 4. His three trilogies’ themes, as well as other works, were often based on the thinking of Carl Jung.

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5. Davies’s main concern in his novels was moral conflict.

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Apostrophes in Contractions and Possessives 1: For each of the following sentences, identify whether the underlined word is a contraction or a possessive. - 5. Davies’s main concern in his novels was moral conflict.