Contractions

Hi. Im Mary.
Whats your name? Hi, Mary.
My names John.
A contraction is a shortened version of two words.

Hi. Im Mary.
Hi, Mary.
Whats your name?
My names John.

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 People usually use contractions in conversation.
People often use contractions in writing.

Were in the same

English class. Yes, we are.
Im learning a lot.

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use are (re) with We, You, They

We are Were

You are Youre

They are Theyre

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What is Whats

Who is Whos

Whats your email address?

Whos your English teacher?

What asks about a thing.

Who asks about a person.

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 Whats up? Not much.
Whats up with you?

Whats up is an expression used in casual conversation.

What is up is not used this way.
Whats up isnt used in formal writing.
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 How is Hows

Hows your
Shes feeling
sister feeling?
much better,
thank you.

How asks about the condition of someone.

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 How is Hows

Hows your
new car? It runs really
well. Its great!

How asks about the condition of something.

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Hows it
going? Okay. Hows it
going with you?

Hows it going is an expression used in

casual conversation.
It isnt used in formal writing.
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Use dont with I, We, You, They
Use doesnt with He, She, It

Do not Dont

Does not Doesnt

I dont have a car to drive to school.

My roommate doesnt have a car.
We dont even have bikes to ride.
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I dont like our
new history No, I dont. It doesnt
book. Do you? have enough pictures.

The present simple uses do and does

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

Use is (s) with He, She, It

l

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m
k ls lre

They ___ in our Chemistry class.

Use are (re) with They, We, You

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dont doesnt

Jane ______ have a car.

Use dont with I, We, You, They

Use doesnt with He, She, It

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 Contractions

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Whats Whos

_____ your new friend?

Who asks about a person.

friend person

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 Contractions

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Whats Whos

______ your new friends name?

What asks about a thing.
name thing

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