EXERCISE 2. WRITE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AS A CONTRACTION.SAMPLE

5. it is

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10. you are

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Caution:

Do not confuse a contraction with a possessive pronoun.

A contraction always has an apostrophe:

you’ll (you will); it’s (it is), etc.

A possessive pronoun never has an apostrophe:

yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs

CONTRACTIONS

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

(Use an apostrophe to

(Do not use an apostrophe.)

replace omitted letters.)

It’s (It is) raining.

Its fur is soft.

You’re (You are) wrong.

Your friend is here.

They’re (They are) here.

Their parents came.