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This assignment will give you practice with contractions. Remember, the word contract means become smaller. So, in grammar, when we take two words, combine them, take out a letter or more, and add an apostrophe, the result is a contraction.
Example:
they would
they'd
They would be happy with a two layer cake instead of the three layer cake for the wedding.
Every time the students watched a movie together, they'd make popcorn and sit on the floor.
1) he would
2) can not
3) do not
4) does not
5) would have
6) should not
7) she will
8) have not
9) could not
10) will not
11) I would
12) they would
13) we are
14) they are
15) will not
16) we have
17) let us
18) that is
19) you have
20) what is
This assignment will give you practice with contractions. Remember, the word contract means become smaller. So, in grammar, when we take two words, combine them, take out a letter or more, and add an apostrophe, the result is a contraction.
Directions:
1) Please write the words and the contraction.
2) Write one sentence using the original two words.
3) Write the second sentence with the contraction.
Example:
they would
they'd
They would be happy with a two layer cake instead of the three layer cake for the wedding.
Every time the students watched a movie together, they'd make popcorn and sit on the floor.
1) he would
2) can not
3) do not
4) does not
5) would have
6) should not
7) she will
8) have not
9) could not
10) will not
11) I would
12) they would
13) we are
14) they are
15) will not
16) we have
17) let us
18) that is
19) you have
20) what is
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