Contractions: Activity
I'm
he's
she's
you're
we're
they're
I've
you've
we've
don't
can't
shouldn't
should've
could've
would've
d'you
wanna
hafta
gonna
supposta
Pronoun + Verb
Verb + Pronoun
Verb + Verb
Verb + To
Verb + Not
I'm
he's
she's
you're
we're
they're
I've
you've
we've
don't
can't
shouldn't
should've
could've
would've
d'you
wanna
hafta
gonna
supposta
What is the difference between using a contraction and using each word separately?
Negative contractions
- Don't you want to go to the movie?
- *Do not you want to go to the movie
- Wouldn't you think so?
- *Would not you think so?
- Couldn't you help out?
- *Could not you help out?
Pronoun+Verb contractions
- Jo and you are in for a surprise.
- *Jo and you're in for a surprise.
- She often is right.
- *She often's right.
Should we call all of these contractions? Are they the same type of thing?
