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Apostrophes in Contractions
from Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities
    An apostrophe is used to indicate that letters have been left out. This usually happens when two words are combined into one. The resulting word is called a "contraction." For example, "it's" is a contraction of "it is."

Directions:
1. Fix the apostrophe problem in each sentence.
2. After each sentence, rewrite the  phrases with apostrophes as phrases. For example, "He'll be here soon" would be "He will be."
3. Place parentheses ( ) around each prepositional phrase.
4. Underline every verb twice, its subject(s) once, and label any complements ("PA," "PN," "IO," or "DO").

1. I cant say that I mean to.  I suppose so.  I dont know.
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2. So now lets look at you.
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3. "Thats a Blazing strange answer, too," said he, at his hoarsest.
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4. Whats it about?
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5. Come on at a footpace! dye mind me?
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6. Id catch hold of your throat and choke you for half a guinea.
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7. I do it because its politic; I do it on principle.
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8. Dont shrink from anything I say.
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9. I suppose theyll be trying Forgeries this morning?
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10. I have had enough of witnesses to-day and to-night; whos your pretty witness?
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