English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Sometimes a compound noun is two words connected with a hyphen. (-)A hyphenated compound noun looks like this: self-esteem The two nouns, self and esteem, joined with a hyphen make a new word.This new compound word has a meaning all… Read more268. Hyphenated Compound Nouns
We’ve talked all week about compound nouns. Yesterday we studied hyphenated compound nouns. It’s important to know that some hyphenated compound words are not compound nouns. These hyphenated compound words are used as adjectives to modify a noun: two-week vacationten-minute… Read more269. Other Hyphenated Compound Words
The word contraction means “shortening” or “becoming smaller.” We make a contraction by shortening two words into one word. Many contractions are made with the adverb not. Here are some examples:do not = don’tdoes not = doesn’tdid not = didn’tshould… Read more331. Contractions with Not
We talked yesterday about contractions with the adverb not. do not = don’tdoes not = doesn’tcan not = can’t For each of these contractions, we bumped the two words together and took out the o in not. Here is one… Read more332. Contraction for Will Not
Contractions are words formed by pushing two words together to make one word. Today we’ll talk about contractions made by putting a pronoun and an existence verb together. The first letter of the verb gets bumped out, replaced by an… Read more333. Contractions With Pronouns
Sometimes we make contractions with pronouns and the helping verb will. When you push the two words together, the letters wi get bumped out. Contractions with will look like this:I will = I’llyou will = you’llwe will = we’llthey will… Read more334. More Contractions With Pronouns
Section A: Find the two words in each sentence that can be made into a contraction. Write the contraction. 1. Bobby can not play in the game today.2. The neighbor’s dog would not stop barking.3. Sam says he will have… Read more335. Practice With Contractions
Last week we talked about contractions – words made from shortening two words into one.It is can be shortened into it’s.It is time for lunch. It’s time for lunch. The pronoun its is a possessive pronoun when it owns something…. Read more336. Contractions and Possessive Pronouns – it’s and its
A contraction is a word formed by pushing two words together. We make the contraction you’re by pushing together you are and taking out the a. The contraction you’re has an apostrophe where the a used to be. Anytime you… Read more337. Contractions and Possessive Pronouns – you’re and your
The contraction we’re is a shortened version of we are. We insert an apostrophe where the letter a has been taken out.We’re taking the train home tonight. We are taking the train home tonight.We’re the first school team to play… Read more338. Confusing Contractions – we’re