Thread: Contractions: They Are
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Old 20-Apr-2008, 11:54
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Default Re: Contractions: They Are
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Originally Posted by BobK View Post
OK, "they're". But what about these:

There, going shopping, were Dick and Julian.
They were very apologetic about their going shopping and leaving the baby alone.

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Context is all!

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Both sentences are correct.
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