Contractions in Writing

What is a contraction?

• A shortened form of a group of words

• A describing word

• A word that shows who does the action

• A word that describes a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

What punctuation mark is used in a contraction?

• Apostrophe '

• Hyphen -

• Full stop .

• Comma ,

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Contractions are appropriate to include in formal essay writing.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.3C

CCSS.SL.4.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

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Contractions are used in...

• Essays

• Speech

• Creative writing

• Informal writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.3C

CCSS.SL.4.6

CCSS.SL.5.6

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2E

How would you contract 'I am'?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

How would you contract 'is not'?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

How would you contract 'has not'?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

How would you contract 'they are'?

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

How would you contract 'we are'?

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

How would you contract 'you are'?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A