Contractions with Not

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We hope they will not get lost when they hike through the national park.

• aren't

• wiln't

• wouldn't

• willn't

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Nasser knows there are not many different paths to take.

• are'nt

• aren't

• shouldn't

• wouldn't

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Paula does not think they need a map for the hike.

• doesn't

• does'nt

• don't

• aren't

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After all, Lewis and Clark did not have a map.

• didn't

• don't

• doesn't

• did'nt

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Would Lewis and Clark have succeeded if they had not had a guide?

• hadn't

• had'nt

• hasn't

• has'nt

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The explorers did not stop traveling for many months.

• didn't

• don't

• doesn't

• did'nt

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They could not wait to explore the lands west of the Rocky Mountains.

• couldn't

• could'nt

• cooldn't

• coold'nt

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I think they would not have made it very far without horses.

• aren't

• wiln't

• wouldn't

• willn't

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The explorers also would not have made it without food and water.

• aren't

• wiln't

• wouldn't

• willn't

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We could not have learned about the journey if the travelers had not told their story.

• couldn't

• could'nt

• cooldn't

• coold'nt