What is the primary purpose of contractions in English?

Understanding English Contractions

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6th - 7th Grade
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Richard Gonzalez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To replace nouns
To make sentences longer
To reflect natural speech patterns
To confuse non-native speakers
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What replaces the missing letter in a contraction?
A comma
A period
An apostrophe
A hyphen
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which verb's contractions are focused on in this video?
To go
To do
To have
To be
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When is it most appropriate to use contractions in speech?
In legal documents
In formal writing
When speaking naturally
When correcting someone
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a key reason for using contractions in speech?
To sound more natural
To sound more formal
To sound more serious
To sound more complex
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a contraction for 'she is'?
She's
Shes
She're
She
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which contraction is used for 'we are'?
We're
We're
We's
We
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