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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL



                                     STD-4    ENGLISH     GRAMMAR


                                                   CONTRACTION



               OBJECTIVE:

               Exercise 1: Rewrite the following sentences by replacing the underlined words with
               contractions:
               a) Rohandoes not like banana shake.
               b) That is not the chocolate I wanted.
               c) The girls were not playing in the park.
               d) Sahilhas not returned home yet.
               e) We should not tell lies.
               f) Minnie could not tie her hair properly.

               SUBJECTIVE:
               Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences without using any contraction.

               a) ‘You shouldn’t have spoken to him like that.’
               ‘But aren’t I right in telling him the truth?’
               ‘Truth’s not pleasant. You mustn’t forget that.’
               ‘Let’s not talk about it anymore.’
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