Let me just say up front, that if you type "contractions" into Google, you do not immediately get a lot about grammar. I got a good refresher of what labor will be like should I find myself with child again. Anyway! I like contractions, but NOT IN FORMAL WRITING! Please avoid them in essays. In less formal writing, bring 'em on-correctly of course. Use the resources below to make sure you're doing them right. Remember, the apostrophe takes the place of the missing letters. It's like the apostrophe is the friend of the missing letters, and the missing letters have to run to the bathroom, but the missing letters don't want to lose their place in line just because they drank too much Wild Cherry Pepsi, (What? you didn't know letters like WCP, well they do--big time!)so the apostrophe just holds the place of the letters, and when the letters get back from the restroom, they can jump right back in where they left off. Aren't apostrophes super nice? Hey, how 'bout this: the first five people to say to me, "apostrophes make really great friends," will get a prize. Sound good? Now onto the practice.
English Study Quiz
List o' Contractions
Grammar Girl: Contractions
Contractions Quiz
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