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How'd they do that? - What does 'd mean?



 
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How'd they do that? - What does 'd mean? #1 (permalink) Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:50 am   How'd they do that? - What does 'd mean?		  
Dear teacher,

1.On TV, I always see the program whose title is:

How’d they do that?

What does “’d” mean?

2. Please read:

A: He's cute. What his name?
B: Well,it's a "she" really. Her name Fluffy.
A: Can I hold her?
B: Of course.
A: Ouch!Why’d she do that?

What does “’d” mean?

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'd #2 (permalink) Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:51 am   'd		  
tung quoc wrote:
Dear teacher,

1.On TV, I always see the program whose title is:

How’d they do that?

What does “’d” mean? ’d = did

2. Please read:

A: He's cute. What's his name? ( 's = is )
B: Well,it's a "she" really. Her name's Fluffy. ( 's = is )
A: Can I hold her?
B: Of course.
A: Ouch!Why’d she do that? ( 'd = did ) ("would" is unlikely, in my opinion.)


The contraction 'd can mean did, had or would. Which one it is depends on the context and the grammar in the rest of the sentence. In your sentence it means did. (I doubt that "would" is the meaning.)

You also forgot 's in two sentences. I inserted them.

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