Rewrite the following underlined words using contracted forms: It is a rainy day, and Tina is not happy. She cannot go out to play with her friends. Her brother does not want to play indoors either. They have decided to watch a movie instead. Their mother says she will make popcorn for them.
It's a rainy day, and Tina isn't happy. She can't go out to play with her friends. Her brother doesn't want to play indoors either. They have decided to watch a movie instead. Their mother says she will make popcorn for them.
Explanation
The underlined words 'It is' becomes 'It's', 'is not' becomes 'isn't', 'cannot' becomes 'can't', and 'does not' becomes 'doesn't'. These contractions follow the rule of combining words with an apostrophe replacing the omitted letters.