Contractions

A contraction is a single word made by combining two other words using an apostrophe. For example, "can't" is the contraction for "can" and "not". You can use either in a sentence and it has the same meaning. "You can't do that" has the same meaning as "you can not do that". Try some contractions in the following sentences.  
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1)
Which two words make up the contraction "don't"?
Dough, nut
 Do, not
 Do, to
 Do, will
 
2)
Which two words make up the contraction "she's"?
She, will
 She, would
 She, has
 She, is
 
3)
Which two words make up the contraction "we're"?
We, were
 We, are
 We, have
 We, not
 
4)
Which two words make up the contraction "I'd"?
I, have
 I, am
 I, had
 I, would
 

 

 

  

 

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