Contractions
Contractions

Abracadabra! Alakazam! Watch this magician transform the words WERE and NOT into a single word.
Just a wave of the magic wand and... POOF!
WERE and NOT becomes WEREN'T!
Weren't is an example of a contraction. Forming a contraction may seem a bit like magic, but it's actually just a simple way to shorten two words.
Watch the video below to learn more about how to form contractions.
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