English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Some contractions are formed by combining a pronoun and a verb. Singular pronouns use the verb is.He is a basketball player.She is president of the club. We can shorten the pronoun and verb by making a contraction. he = he’sshe… Read more836. Contractions with Is and Are
The verbs will and shall can be joined with pronouns to make a contraction.I will = I’llI shall = I’llyou will = you’llyou shall = you’llhe will = he’llhe shall = he’llshe will = she’llshe shall = she’llwe will =… Read more837. Contractions with Will and Shall
Certain contractions are formed using the verbs have and has.I have = I’veyou have – you’vewe have = we’vethey have = they’vehe has = he’s she has = she’s I have been waiting an hour for you.I’ve been waiting an… Read more838. Contractions with Have and Has
Certain pronouns can be combined with the verb would. I would = I’dyou would = you’dwe would = we’dthey would = they’d I would help you if I could.I’d help you if I could. We would make a good team.We’d… Read more839. Contractions with Would
The words they are can be pushed together to become the contraction they’re. They are coming to our party.They’re coming to our party.They are a cute couple.They’re a cute couple.A contraction always needs an apostrophe. The word their is a… Read more842. Contraction Confusion – they’re and their
The word you’re is a contraction of the words you are. I hope you are hungry.I hope you’re hungry. The apostrophe in the word always signals that it is a contraction. The word your is a possessive pronoun. It has… Read more843. Contraction Confusion – you’re and your
The word it’s is a contraction. The two words – it is – are shortened to make the contraction it’s. The contraction has an apostrophe. If you see the word it’s with an apostrophe, remember that it really means it… Read more844. Confusing Contractions – it’s and its
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun. Instead of using a person’s name, you can use the pronoun for that person. The word you is a pronoun. If I want to show that you own something,… Read more846. Possessive Pronouns – your, yours
The word their is a possessive pronoun that is used as an adjective. Use the word their with a noun. My parents bought their house in 1957. The possessive pronoun their modifies the noun house. The word theirs is a… Read more847. Possessive Pronouns – their, theirs
The word our is a possessive pronoun that gets used as an adjective. It modifies a noun.That is our dog. We live in our house. The word ours is a possessive pronoun that takes the place of a noun.The dog… Read more848. Possessive Pronouns – our, ours