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Okay, junior shmoopers and shmoopettes... time for a question...

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Fill in the blank:

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The dog chased _________ tail.

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And here are the potential answers:

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So... what is this question asking?

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It's about... ownership. Who owns... whatever?

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Yeah, ow. Remember that zzz sound next time you order a whopper with cheese.

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Anyway, the dog chased... what?

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IT'S tail, with an apostrophe? Nope. IT'S is a contraction... a combo of the words IT

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and IS. "The dog chased it is tail" makes... no sense.

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THEIR tail? Was there more than one dog? No. Woof.

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We already ruled out "it is," so C has to be bogus as well.

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The only one left is ITS with no apostrophe... answer D.

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As in, "Dinner."

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