Apostrophes are strange little creatures that can cause two words to merge.
Uh huh!
The apostrophe takes the place of the removed letters.
This is how it contracts the two words together.
It can’t be used for everything however.
But…by hunting out the right letters, the new word is shorter and faster to say.
Most contractions follow a pattern.
But not all contractions play by the rules.
Some words don’t join together so easily.
They need a little rearranging.
Just be aware of your surroundings and they won’t bite you in the…
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You can use apostrophes to show that you have left out some letters when you are joining words together. For example, you can join the words ‘you’ and ‘are’ together to make ‘you’re’. Watch this video to learn more.
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