Learning contractions

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Recursos y Materiales II x01
Mireya Yanez
Contractions
Fco. Enrique Mendoza Vargas
01/Oct/14

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1. It is too cold to go swimming this morning.
2. He has not returned my call.
3. We are lost.
4. We will be joining you in Springfield.
5. There is the man.
6. She is quitting her job.
7. Merdine has not attended any classes this week.
8. They have not been able to find a babysitter.
9. I am stuck at home.
10. I would like to help you.

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Students will be able to identify and use
contractions when giving opinions about a
certain topic.

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A contraction is a shortened form of one or two
words (one of which is usually a verb). In a
contraction, an apostrophe takes the place of the
missing letter or letters. Some contractions are:
I'm (I am), can't (cannot), how's (how is), and
Ma'am (Madam).
For example, "don't" is a contraction that is short
for "do not"; the apostrophe in "don't" takes the
place of the missing "o". Another example is
"o'clock," a contraction "of the clock." A less
common example of a contraction is "jack-o'-
lantern," short for "jack-of-lantern"; in it, the
apostrophe takes the place of the missing "f" in
"of."

5. Some people are under the impression that
contractions should never appear in writing,
but this belief is mistaken.
In more formal writing assignments (such as
academic reports or term papers), avoiding
contractions is a way of establishing a more
serious tone.

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The students will create a short
paragraph in which they will express their
opinion about tv news using contractions.

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The students will create a short
paragraph in which they will express their
opinion about tv news using contractions.