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Sentence Skills, Form A book cover
Sentence Skills, Form A, 7/e
John Langan, Atlantic Cape Community College
Apostrophe

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Activity 1:

Contractions are common in speech, but less typical in formal writing. Why do you think this might be? Read some articles online from a magazine like Time or Newsweek. Does the author use contractions? How would the article be different if the author used more contractions? Do you think there should be a difference between the way people speak and the way they write?
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Activity 2:

Directions: For additional help with using an apostrophe, visit The Purdue University Online Writing Lab and take notes during your visit.








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