Question

now its your turn.
identify the contractions in the following sentences and then re-write them so that they are returned to their original, uncontra

itdve been nice to see the show.

i was left thinking: hadnt we been here before?

whos going to pay for this?

she simply couldnt bear it.

werent you at the last party in june?

you wont forget to give her a ring, will you?

were all going on holiday tomorrow!

Explanation:

Identify and expand the double contraction

Using the Contractions and Grammatical Expansion knowledge points

• Contraction: "It'd've"
• Expansion: "It would have"
• Rewritten sentence: "It would have been nice to see the show."

Identify and expand the negative contraction

Using the Contractions and Grammatical Expansion knowledge points

• Contraction: "hadn't"
• Expansion: "had not"
• Rewritten sentence: "I was left thinking: had we not been here before?"

Identify and expand the interrogative contraction

Using the Contractions and Grammatical Expansion knowledge points

• Contraction: "Who's"
• Expansion: "Who is"
• Rewritten sentence: "Who is going to pay for this?"

Identify and expand the modal negative contraction

Using the Contractions and Grammatical Expansion knowledge points

• Contraction: "couldn't"
• Expansion: "could not"
• Rewritten sentence: "She simply could not bear it."

Identify and expand the past plural negative contraction

Using the Contractions and Grammatical Expansion knowledge points

• Contraction: "Weren't"
• Expansion: "Were not"
• Rewritten sentence: "Were you not at the last party in June?"

Identify and expand the irregular negative contraction

Using the Contractions and Grammatical Expansion knowledge points

• Contraction: "won't"
• Expansion: "will not"
• Rewritten sentence: "You will not forget to give her a ring, will you?"

Identify and expand the plural pronoun contraction

Using the Contractions and Grammatical Expansion knowledge points

• Contraction: "We're"
• Expansion: "We are"
• Rewritten sentence: "We are all going on holiday tomorrow!"

Answer:

Question 1

It'd've been nice to see the show.
<blank>It would have been nice to see the show.</blank>

Question 2

I was left thinking: hadn't we been here before?
<blank>I was left thinking: had we not been here before?</blank>

Question 3

Who's going to pay for this?
<blank>Who is going to pay for this?</blank>

Question 4

She simply couldn't bear it.
<blank>She simply could not bear it.</blank>

Question 5

Weren't you at the last party in June?
<blank>Were you not at the last party in June?</blank>

Question 6

You won't forget to give her a ring, will you?
<blank>You will not forget to give her a ring, will you?</blank>

Question 7

We're all going on holiday tomorrow!
<blank>We are all going on holiday tomorrow!</blank>