Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Common Contraction


(occur when two words are combined and one or more letters are replaced by one apostrophe)

apar atunci când două cuvinte are combinat și una sau mai multe litere sunt înlocuite cu un apostrof

BE
WILL
WOULD
HAVE
HAD
I
I'm
I am
I'll
I will
I'd
I would
I've
I have
I'd
I had
you
you're
you are
you'll
you will
you'd
you would
you've
you have
you'd
you had
he
he's
he is
he'll
he will
he'd
he would
he's
he has
he'd
he had
she
she's
she is
she'll
she will
she'd
she would
she's
she has
she'd
she had
it
it's (or 'tis)
it is
it'll
it will
it'd
it would
it's
it has
it'd
it had
we
we're
we are
we'll
we will
we'd
we would
we've
we have
we'd
we had
they
they're
they are
they'll
they will
they'd
they would
they've
they have
they'd
they had
that
that's
that is
that'll
that will
that'd
that would
that's
that has
that'd
that had
who
who's
who is
who'll
who will
who'd
who would
who's
who has
who'd
who had
what
what's/what're
what is/what are
what'll
what will
what'd
what would
what's
what has
what'd
what had
where
where's
where is
where'll
where will
where'd
where would
where's
where has
where'd
where had
when
when's
when is
when'll
when will
when'd
when would
when's
when has
when'd
when had
why
why's
why is
why'll
why will
why'd
why would
why's
why has
why'd
why had
how
how's
how is
how'll
how will
how'd
how would
how's
how has
how'd
how had

 

 

WORDS (woulda-shoulda-coulda)
CONTRACTION
would have
would've
should have
should've
could have
could've
might have
might've
must have
must've

 

 

WORDS
DOUBLE CONTRACTION
she would have
she'd've (colloquial)
it is not
'tisn't (archaic)

WORDS (odd ones)
CONTRACTION
of
o'
of the clock
o'clock
madam
ma'am
never-do-well
ne'er-do-well
cat-of-nine-tails
cat-o'-nine-tails
jack-of-the-lantern
jack-o'-lantern
will-of-the-wisp
will-o'-the-wisp
it was
'twas (archaic)
 
 

 

WORDS (negating a verb)
CONTRACTION
is not
isn't
are not
aren't
was not
wasn't
were not
weren't
have not
haven't
has not
hasn't
had not
hadn't
will not
won't
would not
wouldn't
do not
don't
does not
doesn't
did not
didn't
cannot
can't
could not
couldn't
should not
shouldn't
might not
mightn't
must not
mustn't

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