Question 2

English

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Anna11 [10]3 years ago

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Answer: The correct answer is:
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Choice: [A]: " The dog took its bone and ran into the house. "
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Explanation:

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Take note of the following text of:
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Choice [B]: " The dog took it's bone and ran into the dog house."

{Note: This answer choice is incorrect.}.

Note the contraction: " it's " ;

→ is used only in place of: " it is " — or; " it has. "

For: Choice: [B]:

Note that replacing given word:
" it's " — with: " it is " ; or:
— with: " it has "

→ do not make sense.
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Note: For the given information in:
Answer Choice: [B]:
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→ " The dog took it's {sic} bone and ran into the doghouse."
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First: Let's replace the " it's" with: Both:" it is " ; and:
with: " it has" .
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→ "{ The dog took it is bone and ran into the doghouse."}.
→ "{ The dog took it has bone and ran into the doghouse."}.
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{Note: This does not only make sense within conversation—{nor, for that matter—in written from—but furthermore is not "grammatically correct"—{since inserting a "conjugated verb with a subject"}—such as:
→ " it has" ; or;
→ " it is " ; [especially within an already written sentence with a clear "subject or subject pronoun"— along with a correspording "predicate."}.

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So, we can Rule out: "Answer Choice: [B]."

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Now: Let's check: Choice: [C]:
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" The dog took its' bone and ran into the doghouse."

→ {Note: This answer choice is incorrect.}.

Note: We never use the "word" — its' {sic} —under any circumstances—even to denote a "possessive sense"—and NOT as a "contraction."
→ One does NOT use any: {"contraction(s) / apostrophes"} ;

→ even to denote a "{possessive sense."}.

To the contrary, in ^these situations:

→ We simply write the word as: " its " .
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→ which explains why:

→ Answer Choice: [A]: " The dog took its bone and ran into house."
→ is the correct answer!
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{Personal note of advice: For academic and formal writng:
For: "it is" ; or: "it has" ; always write the words.
And, on that note: Also contractions should be written out.
For example: "can't" should be written as: "cannot" (one word).
The word: "won't" ; should be: "will not."
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Put simply:
In formal or academic writing—avoid all contractions—[unless you are quoting a source that contains contractions.]/
When trying to write: " it is " ; or, " it has " ; do not use: " it's " ; just write the actual words. When trying to write: " its " —in a "possessive sense" — simply write: " its " .
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