V. Contracted Forms

When we speak, we use ‘contracted forms’ or short forms such as these :

can’t (for can not or cannot)

I’d (for I would or I had)

she’s (for she is)

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Notice that contracted forms are also written with an apostrophe to show a shortening of the spelling of not, would, or is as in the above example. Writing a diary is like speaking to oneself. Plays (and often, novels) also have speech in written form. So we usually come across contracted forms in diaries, plays and novels.

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Make a list of the contracted forms in the text. Rewrite them as full forms of two words.

For example :

I’ve = I have