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.

It's - it is

There's - there is

Can't - can not

What's - what is

Joe's - Joe is

He'll - he will

Shouldn't - should not

They'd - they would

Where's - where is

I'm - I am

Bell's - bell is

Explanation:

Contractions are the shortened form of any word or phrase. These words or phrases are shortened by dropping one or more letters. An apostrophe is used to indicate where the contraction takes place. So, for the given sentences, the contractions are-

7. It's (it is) time for lunch.

8. There's (there is) an important visitor in the office.

9. Can't (can not) we leave at noon?

10. What's (what is) the hurry?

11. Joe's (Joe is) going, too.

12. Bill said he'll (he will) meet us at the door.

13. You shouldn't (should not) have left earlier than the rest of the men.

14. I thought they'd (they would) wait for me.

15. Where's (where is) everyone? I'm (I am) getting hungry.

16. The bell's (bell is) going to ring in a minute.

7. it's = it is

8. there's=there is

9. can't=can not

10. what's=what is

11. joe's=Joe is

12. he'll=He will

13. shouldn't=should not

14. they'd=they would

15. where's=Where is and I'm = I am

16. bell's=bell is