Apostrophes: Contractions and Possessives

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Perhap’s you’ve marveled at the incredible gymnastic ability of various primate’s.

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Perhaps you’ve marveled at the incredible gymnastic ability of various primate’s.

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Perhaps you’ve marveled at the incredible gymnastic ability of various primate’s.

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Their abilities’ are on display in zoos, animal parks, and, for a few lucky people, in the animals’ natural habitats.

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Primate’s include lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

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With it’s long, muscular arms and legs, a gibbon has no trouble spending two hours a day swinging through the tree’s.

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With its long, muscular arms and legs, a gibbon has no trouble spending two hours a day swinging through the tree’s.

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Using a method of movement known to zoologist’s as brachiation, the gibbon swings first with one arm and then the other.

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Using a method of movement known to zoologists as brachiation, the gibbons' swing begins with one arm and then the other as it moves from branch to branch.

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A gibbons' ability to stand upright is second only to that of humans.

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