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Day 9: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Challenge: 

Challenge 1: Who wrote this poem?

Challenge 2: 'Twas is short for?

Challenge 3: When two words are shortened by an apostrophe, i.e can not --> can't, what grammatical term is used to describe this?

 

Post your answers here!

Comments

Mia R Walnut Class

Sat, 09/12/2017 - 08:41

Well Done Reading Gladiators! I'm in the Yr6 Reading Gladiators so I should know all the answers.

They're Clement Clarke Moore, it was and contractions. cheeky

EllaG Maple class

Sat, 09/12/2017 - 09:01

the grammatical term is contractions and well done reading gladiators that poem was very long and you remembered all of itlaugh

FreyaG. ...

Sat, 09/12/2017 - 09:53

'Twas  is  short for it was.

 The poem is by clement Clarke Moore.

Mollie b plane class

Sun, 10/12/2017 - 19:45

'Twas is short for it was the poem was by clemen Clark mor

 

Wendy Adams

Sun, 10/12/2017 - 22:28

Well done Reading Gladiators, that wasread really well, some great expression and wonderful actions.

Mollie b plane class

Mon, 11/12/2017 - 12:11

''Twas is short for it was 

max b

Wed, 13/12/2017 - 07:03

Clement Clark Moore