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What do people mean when they say to write the contraction for set of words?

When someone asks you to write the contraction for a set of words, they're asking you to combine two words into a single shorter word by removing letters and replacing them with an apostrophe.

Here's how it works:

* Identify the words you want to contract: For example, "I am"

* Remove some letters: In this case, remove the "a" from "am".

* Replace the removed letters with an apostrophe: This gives us "I'm"

Here are some common contractions:

* I am becomes I'm

* You are becomes You're

* He is becomes He's

* She is becomes She's

* It is becomes It's

* We are becomes We're

* They are becomes They're

* Cannot becomes Can't

* Will not becomes Won't

* Do not becomes Don't

* Did not becomes Didn't

* Is not becomes Isn't

Important Note: Contractions are often used in informal writing and speech. In formal writing, it's generally best to use the full form of the words.

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