: Write four instances where you would use a hyphen and provide an example for each one.

Questions 7–16: Write down the contractions in each of the following sentences. Then, after each contraction, write the two words that were put together to form the contraction.

7. It’s time for lunch.

8. There’s an important visitor in the office.

9. Can’t we leave at noon?

10. What’s the hurry?

11. Joe’s going, too.

12. Bill said he’ll meet us at the door.

13. You shouldn’t have left earlier than the rest of the men.

14. I thought they’d wait for me.

15. Where’s everyone? I’m getting hungry.

16. The bell’s going to ring in a minute.