Apostrophes

A contraction is an order made by combining two words and leaving out some letters.

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• true

What do we need to make a contraction?

• quotation marks

• apostrophe

• commas

• capital letters

What is the correct way to contract this words:

- you are

- let us

- I would

- will not

• yo'are - le'us - I'ld - willn't

• you're - let's - I'd - won't

The contractions for will not and cannot are formed somewhat differently than other contractions.

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• false

Apostrophes are also used to show ownership.

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• true

Joan’s – enemy’s – Steve’s are examples of...

• compound words

• direct quotation

• possessive words