The Microsoft Mouse Mischief add-in works with Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 or Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007.Download and install the Mouse Mischief add-in. Copy and paste www.microsoft.com/mousemischief into your browser window to visit the site.This presentation requires Microsoft Mouse Mischief. Mouse Mischief lets students use computer mice to answer questions and participate in activities teachers create in PowerPoint presentations.To learn more, visit www.microsoft.com/mousemischief

Get Microsoft Mouse MischiefDownload and Install Restart PowerPointCreatePlay Slide ShowTo play a multiple-mouse slide show (such as this file), click the Play Slide Show button. After installation is complete, restart PowerPoint. Use the Mouse Mischief features on the Multiple-Mouse tab. READ THIS SLIDE FIRST (This is a hidden slide and will not appear in the slide show)1234

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Contractions

What Are Contractions?She is big She is big Shes big

Contractions combine two words into one. You use an apostrophe () to represent the missing letters.EXAMPLEOTHER COMMON CONTRACTIONSis not isntI am Im he will hellcannot cantwill not wontI have been Ive been

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Which of the following is NOT a contraction?HesCantWontMustn'tImTheyre

Match each phrase and its corresponding contraction.Is notWerentCannotIm notThere areShes I am notYoullShe isWontWill notIsntThey areTheyreWe areMustn't That willNo contractionAre notWereYou should notHe couldntYou willYou shouldntHe could notThatllMust notArent Were notCant

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The pig wont play in the mud.The pig wont play in the mud.The pig will not play in the mud.Rewrite the following sentence using a contraction.

The pig will not play in the mud.

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Make each word below a contraction:thatllImherestheyrecanthesshellwellshellmusntwouldnttheyllhowsitsisntIsntarenthasntwasntwasntshouldnthaventcouldnt

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