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Apostrophe with Contractions: <\/strong>Contractions are words that are made up by shortening and putting an apostrophe in them. They are formed by omitting one or more letters from the word. These contractions are not to be used in your formal writing and are meant only for informal conversations such as texts, letters etc. To know the usage of an apostrophe with contractions in English grammar<\/strong><\/a>, along with their examples continue reading this blog.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apostrophes in Contractions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As discussed above, contraction is a word that is made by shortening and combining two words. Words like can’t (can + not), don’t (do + not), and I’ve (I + have) are all contractions.<\/strong> As can be seen, the apostrophe added in a contraction after removing one letter always replaces at least one letter. Contraction is considered a one word, even if it is created from two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example:<\/strong> “<\/em>Can’t<\/em><\/strong>” is a contraction of “cannot.”<\/em>
“<\/em>Would’ve<\/em><\/strong>” is a contraction of “would have.”<\/em>
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Also read: 21+ Apostrophe Examples in Sentences as Punctuation Mark<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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