English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
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
The word they’re is a contraction for the words they are. An apostrophe takes the place of the letter a. Bob and Mary announced they’re getting married. Bob and Mary announced they are getting married. My parents told me they… Read more339. Confusing Contractions – they’re
Section A: For each sentence below, choose the word that should go into the blank.1. ____ having a party today for my sister. (we’re, were)2. I thought we _____ going to be late, but we got there on time. (we’re,… Read more340. Practice With Confusing Contractions
In our English language, several words are very similar and are often confused. One often-confused pair of words is they’re and their. It helps to remember that they’re is a contraction. They’re is made up of two words: they and… Read more366. Common Error: They’re vs. Their
The word you’re is a contraction. A contraction is formed by bumping two words together to make one word. A contraction always has an apostrophe (‘) to show where letters have been taken out. The contraction you’re is formed by… Read more367. You’re vs. Your
The words we’re is a contraction. The words we are have been bumped together to make one word. The apostrophe (‘) takes the place of the missing letter a. Use we’re anytime you could also use we are.We are having… Read more368. We’re vs. Were
The word it’s is a contraction. When we push together the words it is, an apostrophe replaces the letter i; it is becomes it’s. I can see it is getting cloudy. I can see it’s getting cloudy.Billy has a kite,… Read more369. It’s vs. Its