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CAHSEE ELA Writing: Common Errors Drill 7, Problem 4. Fill in the blank.
CAHSEE ELA Writing: Common Errors Drill 7, Problem 5. Fill in the blank.
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CAHSEE ELA Writing: Common Errors Drill 7, Problem 4. Fill in the blank.
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- 00:03
Okay, junior shmoopers and shmoopettes... time for a question...
- 00:06
Fill in the blank:
- 00:07
The dog chased _________ tail.
- 00:10
And here are the potential answers:
- 00:15
So... what is this question asking?
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- 00:16
It's about... ownership. Who owns... whatever?
- 00:24
Yeah, ow. Remember that zzz sound next time you order a whopper with cheese.
- 00:30
Anyway, the dog chased... what?
- 00:32
IT'S tail, with an apostrophe? Nope. IT'S is a contraction... a combo of the words IT
- 00:39
and IS. "The dog chased it is tail" makes... no sense.
- 00:45
THEIR tail? Was there more than one dog? No. Woof.
- 00:48
We already ruled out "it is," so C has to be bogus as well.
- 00:52
The only one left is ITS with no apostrophe... answer D.
- 00:56
As in, "Dinner."
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