Contractions

Hi. I’m Mary.

What’s your Hi, Mary.
name? My name’s John.
A contraction is a shortened version of two words.

Hi. I’m Mary.

Hi, Mary.
What’s your
My name’s
name?
John.

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 People usually use contractions in conversation.
People often use contractions in writing.
We’re in the
same English Yes, we are.
class. I’m learning a
lot.

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use are (’re) with We, You, They

We are We’re

You are You’re

They are They’re

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What is What’s

Who is Who’s

What’s your email address?

Who’s your English teacher?

What asks about a thing.

Who asks about a person.

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 What’s
up? Not much.
What’s up with you?

What’s up is an expression used in casual conversation.

What is up is not used this way.
What’s up isn’t used in formal writing.
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 How is How’s

How’s your
sister She’s feeling
feeling? much better,
thank you.

How asks about the condition of someone.

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 How is How’s

How’s your
new car? It runs really
well. It’s
great!

How asks about the condition of something.

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How’s it
going? Okay. How’s it
going with you?

How’s it going is an expression used in

casual conversation.
It isn’t used in formal writing.
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Use don’t with I, We, You, They
Use doesn’t with He, She, It

Do not Don’t

Does not Doesn’t

I don’t have a car to drive to school.

My roommate doesn’t have a car.
We don’t even have bikes to ride.
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I don’t like our
new history No, I don’t. It doesn’t
book. Do you? have enough pictures.

The present simple uses do and does

as helping verbs in negatives.
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sentence.
k ’m ’s ’re
She___
She__ ininour
ourChemistry
Chemistryclass.
class.

Use is (’s) with He, She, It

l

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 Contractions

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sentence.
k ’m l’s l’re

They ___ in our Chemistry class.

Use are (’re) with They, We, You

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don’t doesn’t

Jane ______ have a car.

Use don’t with I, We, You, They

Use doesn’t with He, She, It

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 Contractions

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What’ Who’s
s
_____ your new friend?

Who asks about a person.

friend person

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What’s Who’s

______ your new friend’s name?

What asks about a thing.
name thing

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