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Its / It's - Exercise 3

Direction: Choose the correct word in each sentence below. When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1. I don't think (   ) a good idea to eat a bag of jelly beans before running a marathon.

2. (   ) not unusual to be loved by anyone.

3. The robot slowly realized (   ) power over humans and proceeded to take over the world.

4. Don't get so upset: (   ) only a little spider.

5. (   ) easy to see how his company has made so much money.

6. The sun hasn't shown (   ) face for quite some time during this rainy season.

7. Beowulf patiently waited for the beast to rear (   ) ugly head and turn to face him.

8. (   ) beginning to look a lot like Christmas in this snowy town.

9. Batman is about to make (   ) seventh comeback to the big screen.

10. She hopes that (   ) the tooth fairy's job to pay for wisdom teeth extractions.

             

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