Possessive vs. Contraction

Imagine (your/you're) visiting a museum in China.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

In one room, you find remarkable mummies in (their/they're/there) cases.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

The clothing on the mummies looks as colorful as (your/you're) clothing does today.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

The experience really helped the tour group on (their/there/they're) trip to China.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

The mummies are about 3,000 years old and (there/their/they're) actually European, not Chinese.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

(It's/its) a mystery why these Europeans went all the way to China.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Their astonishing report made (its/it's) way around the world.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

3,000 years ago, a group of European Celts may have started trading with (their/there/they're) Chinese neighbors.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

When one of the Celts was buried, the dry, salty desert preserved the body and (it's/its) clothing perfectly.

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

You can satisfy (your/you're) curiosity about these mummies by reading articles about them.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D