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Apostrophes: possession and contraction

English · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Two jobs, one mark, and the its/it's error that survives into print.

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  • 9 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
  • 2 practice tasks with hints and worked answers
  • A quiz that marks itself as you go
  • Your progress kept across every subject you take
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