{"id":10237,"date":"2022-10-01T05:51:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T12:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A contraction is a word 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. People use contractions in both speaking and writing.<br><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:p"},"modified":"2022-10-01T05:51:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T12:51:25","slug":"contractions-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/contractions-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractions List"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-4216598940\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>A contraction is a word made by shortening and combining two words. Words like can&#8217;t (can + not), don&#8217;t (do + not), and I&#8217;ve (I + have) are all contractions. People use contractions in both speaking and writing.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Would<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I &#8211; I would = I\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You &#8211; You would =You\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He &#8211; He would = He\u2019 d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She &#8211; She would = She\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It &#8211; It would = It\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We &#8211; We would = We\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They &#8211; They would = They\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>That &#8211; That would = That\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These &#8211; These would = These\u2019 d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There &#8211; There would = There\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who &#8211; Who would = Who\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What &#8211; What would = What\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Where &#8211; Where would = Where\u2019 d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When &#8211; When would = When\u2019 d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why &#8211; Why would = Why\u2019 d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How &#8211; How would = How\u2019 d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Be<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I &#8211; I am = I\u2019m<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You &#8211; You are = You\u2019re<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He &#8211; He is = He\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She &#8211; 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How are = How\u2019re<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Have<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I &#8211; I have = I\u2019ve<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You &#8211; You have = You\u2019ve<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He &#8211; He has = He\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She &#8211; She has = She\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It &#8211; It has = It\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We &#8211; We have = We\u2019ve<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They &#8211; They have = They\u2019ve<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>That &#8211; That has = That\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These &#8211; These have = These\u2019ve<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There &#8211; There has = There\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who &#8211; Who has = Who\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What &#8211; What have = What\u2019ve<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Where &#8211; Where has = Where\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why &#8211; Why has = Why\u2019s<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How &#8211; How have = How\u2019ve<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Had<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I &#8211; I had = I\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You &#8211; You had = You\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He &#8211; He had = He\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She &#8211; She had = She\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It &#8211; It had = It\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We &#8211; We had = We\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They &#8211; They had = They\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>That &#8211; That had = That\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These &#8211; These had = These\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There &#8211; There had = There\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who &#8211; Who had = Who\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What &#8211; What had = What\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Where &#8211; Where had = Where\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why &#8211; Why had = Why\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How &#8211; How had = How\u2019d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Will<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I &#8211; I will = I\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You &#8211; You will =You\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He &#8211; He will = He\u2019 ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She &#8211; She will = She\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It &#8211; It will = It\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We &#8211; We will = We\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They &#8211; They will = They\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>That &#8211; That will = That\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>These &#8211; These will = These\u2019 ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There &#8211; There will = There\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who &#8211; Who will = Who\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What &#8211; What will = What\u2019ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Where &#8211; Where will = Where\u2019 ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When &#8211; When will = When\u2019 ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Why &#8211; Why will = Why\u2019 ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How &#8211; How will = How\u2019 ll<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Read More.<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/40-contractions-in-english\/\">40+ Contractions in English<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/ways-to-say-yes\/\">Ways To Say \u201cYES\u201d<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/ways-to-say-happy-birthday\/\">Ways to Say \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-list-of-english-collocations\/\">The Ultimate List of English Collocations<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A contraction is a word made by shortening and combining two words. Words like can&#8217;t (can + not), don&#8217;t (do + not), and I&#8217;ve (I + have) are all contractions. People use contractions in both speaking and writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4627],"tags":[4612,4623,4621,4579,4615,4614,4581,4592,4580,4588,4617,4613,4625,4626,4622,4616,4624,4620,4619,4618],"class_list":["post-10237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-contractions","tag-contraction","tag-contraction-list","tag-contraction-words-list-english","tag-contractions","tag-contractions-for-kids","tag-contractions-grammar","tag-contractions-in-english","tag-contractions-list","tag-english-contractions","tag-how-to-pronounce-contractions","tag-informal-contractions","tag-list-of-contractions","tag-pronounce-contractions","tag-shorthand-contractions","tag-slang-contractions","tag-special-contractions","tag-special-list-of-contractions","tag-using-contractions-correctly","tag-what-are-contractions","tag-what-is-a-contraction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}