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Isn’t Contractions can’t He’s They’re Created by Randy Stark

Learning Objective: Today, we will use apostrophes in contractions. Partner share Written conventions 1.4- Using apostrophes in contractions Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.

Learning Objective: What are we going to learn to use today? Partner share Apostrophes in contractions Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.

Work with your partner by reading the sentence and correctly place the apostrophe in the possessive noun Marys cat was lying in the sun watching the butterflies Mrs. Williams desk was a messy disaster.

Contractions Apostrophes are punctuation marks that identify the missing letters in contractions. Example: couldn’t A contraction is a shortened form of two words. Example: she would she’d

The Importance of using contractions Using contractions makes your writing more interesting.

not – do not is – is not am – I am are – are not have – Have not will – I will Try it!

1 2 3 1 2 I a m nice. I’m nice. ‘ ‘

I a m nice. I’m nice. ‘

1 2 3 1 2 He is big. He’s big.

1 2 He is big. He’s big.

It is red. It’s red.

She is home. She is home.

is She is home. She home.

She is home. Shes is home.

where’s where is there’s there is here is here’s when is when’s

not

He can not go. He can’t go.

go. He can not go. not He can

go. He can not go. He cant not

are

They are nice. They’re nice.

We are smart. smart. are We

We are smart. smart. re We

You are cute. You’re cute

will

He will run fast. He’ll run fast.

They will They’ll

I will I’ll

she will she’ll we will we’ll you’ll you will

have

They have gone. gone. Theyhave They’ve gone.

I have I’ve we have we’ve You’ve You have

I can do it. Can you ? isn’t 1- 10 11- 20 21- 30

They will go home. They’l go home. A They’ll go home. B Theyll go home. C

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