Third Class English · F.1 · Spelling and punctuation
Contractions in sentences
A contraction joins two words. The apostrophe goes where letters are left out: do not becomes don't.
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Which contraction means "she is"? My coach says ___ proud of the team.
- shes
- s'he
- she's (right)
Which contraction means "We will"? ___ meet at the gate after school.
- We'll (right)
- We'ill
- Well
Which contraction means "I am"? ___ ready for the spelling test.
- I'm (right)
- Im
- Iam'
Tip: A contraction joins two words. The apostrophe goes where letters are left out: do not becomes don't.
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