Contractions continued... Page 2
Contractions - Pronoun combined
with the "would/will" verb. |
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Pronoun |
Verb |
Contraction |
Sentence |
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I |
will |
I'll |
I'll go
to the store. |
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you |
would,will |
you'd, you'll |
Miss,
you'll enter next. |
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he |
would,will |
he'd, he'll |
He'd
better take a holiday. |
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she |
would,will |
she'd, she'll |
She'll
be going with him. |
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it |
n/a |
it's |
The
proud father said, "It's a baby girl!" |
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we |
would,will |
we'd, we'll |
We'd
all better stay after school. |
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they |
would,will |
they'd, they'll |
They'll
enter the school contest. |
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who |
is |
who'd, who'll |
Who'll
be staying after school? |
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Contractions - A verb combined
with "not" form a contraction. |
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Verb |
Word |
Contraction |
Sentence |
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are |
not |
aren't |
Aren't you going to the store? |
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can |
not |
can't |
Can't you
go with me? |
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could |
not |
couldn't |
Couldn't you go with me? |
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did |
not |
didn't |
Didn't you go to the store? |
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do |
not |
don't |
Don't be
afraid to go! |
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does |
not |
doesn't |
Doesn't she want to go with him. |
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has |
not |
hasn't |
Hasn't he had enough! |
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have |
not |
haven't |
Haven't you gone enough! |
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is |
not |
isn't |
Isn't she going with him? |
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must |
not |
mustn't |
Mustn't we go with her. |
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need |
not |
needn't |
Needn't we go with her. |
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should |
not |
shouldn't |
Shouldn't we go with her. |
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was |
not |
wasn't |
Wasn't me that spilled my drink. |
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were |
not |
weren't |
Weren't you going to stay after school? |
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will |
not |
won't |
Won't you stay with me? |
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would |
not |
wouldn't |
Wouldn't you like to stay with me? |
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