1. CONTRACTIONS By
Cheryl Hamilton

2. Contractions
A contraction is a word made by putting two words together.
When words are joined in a contraction, an apostrophe is used to show where a letter or letters have been left out.

3. Some contractions combine a pronoun and a verb.
I + will = I’ll
I’ll you later.
I is a pronoun
will is a verb

4. Some contractions combine a verb and the word not.
Has + not = hasn’t
Grady hasn’t be eating a lot.
has is a verb and it is combined with not

5. Contractions with Pronouns
we + will = we’ll
they + will = they’ll
she + will = she’ll
he + will = he’ll
I + will = I’ll
he + is = he’s
she + is = she’s
it + is = it’s
I + am = I’m
we + are = we’re
you + are = you’re
they + are = they’re

6. Contractions with verbs and the word not
are + not = aren’t
could + not = couldn’t
did + not = didn’t
does + not = doesn’t
do + not = don’t
has + not = hasn’t
have + not = haven’t
is + not = isn’t
was + not = wasn’t
will + not = won’t
were + not = weren’t
would + not = wouldn’t

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