Do Not Becomes Don't: Order of Ideas

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Contractions are special words made by joining two words together and using an apostrophe.

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Contractions are special words made by joining two words together and using an apostrophe. For example, 'do not' becomes 'don’t.' The apostrophe shows where the letters have been left out. Contractions make speaking and writing quicker and easier!

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Which of these ideas comes first in the passage?

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What comes right after this sentence: “For example, 'do not' becomes 'don’t.'”

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