Contractions |
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."
List o' Common
Contractions:
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