English Language GCSE
Contraction
What Contraction means in English Language GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Contraction
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A shortened form of a word or group of words, with the omitted letters often replaced by an apostrophe (e.g., can't, it's).
Topics that use Contraction
Related terms
- Colloquialism
- Independent Clause
- Standard English
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Ambitious Punctuation
- Comma Splice
Using Contraction in the exam
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