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    The document discusses negatives and contractions. It notes that negatives mean "no" or "not" and contractions shorten two words using an apostrophe. Common contractions are formed from pronouns and verbs or verbs and "not". To make a negative statement, only use one negative word and use positive words instead of negatives in sentences with "not".

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    The document discusses negatives and contractions. It notes that negatives mean "no" or "not" and contractions shorten two words using an apostrophe. Common contractions are formed from pronouns and verbs or verbs and "not". To make a negative statement, only use one negative word and use positive words instead of negatives in sentences with "not".

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    practice contractions tives at an Elementary level

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    The document discusses negatives and contractions. It notes that negatives mean "no" or "not" and contractions shorten two words using an apostrophe. Common contractions are formed from pronouns and verbs or verbs and "not". To make a negative statement, only use one negative word and use positive words instead of negatives in sentences with "not".

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    Negatives are words that mean “no” or “not”:

    Thh= no, not, never, none, nothing. Contractions with


    A contraction is a shortened form of two words. n’t are negatives too. To make a negative
    An apostrophe is used to show where one or statement, use only ONE negative word.
    more letters have been left out. Some
    contractions are made by combining pronouns No Don’t never get in his way. There wasn’t
    and verbs: I + will = I’ll; she + is = she’s. Other nobody here.
    contractions are formed by joining a verb and
    not: do + not = don’t; are + not = aren’t. Yes Don’t ever get in his way. There wasn’t
    anybody here.
    Won’t and can’t are formed in special ways ( can
    + not = can’t; and will + not = won’t). Use positive words, not negatives, in a sentences
    with not.

    Write the contraction for each pair of words.

    11. You have ________________ 1. They are ________________

    12. Could have ________________ 2. Should not ________________

    13. He would ________________ 3. I will ________________

    14. Who has _________________ 4. Who will _________________

    15. She has _________________ 5. I am _________________

    16. It is _________________ 6. cannot _________________

    17. Will not _________________ 7. he is _________________

    18. We are _________________ 8. You are _________________

    19. Has not _________________ 9. You will _________________

    20. Did not _________________ 10. Does not _________________


    Use
    Use positive
    positive words,
    words, not
    not negatives,
    negatives, in
    in aa sentences
    sentences with
    with ‘not’.
    ‘not’.
    NEGATIVES
    NEGATIVES POSITIVES
    POSITIVES NEGATIVES
    NEGATIVES POSITIVES
    POSITIVES
    nobody
    nobody anybody
    anybody nothing
    nothing anything
    anything
    somebody
    somebody something
    something
    no
    no one
    one anyone
    anyone nowhere
    nowhere anywhere
    anywhere
    someone
    someone somewhere
    somewhere
    none
    none any
    any never
    never ever
    ever
    all
    all always
    always
    some
    some

    Write the paragraph. Change the underlined phrases to contractions.


    Correct any errors with negatives.

    (1) One day I will be a pilot. (2)I do not think nothing could be more thrilling than
    flying above the clouds. (3)When I am an adult, there probably will not be no nearby planets
    uninhabited by humans. (4) No one would ever think twice about flying to Mars, so I would
    take my whole family there for vacation. (5) However, I would not mind staying close to
    Earth, either. (6) There is not nothing quite as breathtaking as Earth seen from a plane. (7)
    There is the vast blue ocean twinkling with sunlight below me. (8) I cannot imagine nowhere
    more beautiful.

    1. .......................................................................................................................................................................

    2. .......................................................................................................................................................................

    3. .......................................................................................................................................................................

    4. .......................................................................................................................................................................

    5. ......................................................................................................................................................................

    6. .......................................................................................................................................................................

    7. .......................................................................................................................................................................

    8. .......................................................................................................................................................................

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