Contraction

Image background source: Pixabay.comWhat is Contraction in English grammar?A word formed from two or more words by omitting some sounds.E.g. – was not → wasn’t,   it is → it’s.Why should I learn contractions?Well, you should learn contractions to shorten your words. They are also useful in framing Tag Questions.How can I form a contraction?You can contact two words into one single word by dropping some consecutive letters and putting an apostrophe (‘) or (’) in their place.For example,You can contact “was not” to a single word by replacing the o in ‘not’ with an apostrophe.Was not →wasn’t,   Similarly, you can make ‘I would’ a single word replacing the woul of would with an apostrophe.I would →I’dNote the contracted form of some auxiliary verbs:’d → did, had, would’m → am’s → is, has’re → are’ve → have’ll → shall, willn’t → not                  Rule 1:  Negative Contractions – Auxiliary verbs + not:Not → -n’tTo do verb + not →Do not → don’tDid not → didn’tDoes not → doesn’tTo be verb + not →Am not → ×Is not → isn’tAre not → aren’tWas not → wasn’tWere not → weren’tTo have verb + not →Have not → haven’tHas not → hasn’tHad not → hadn’tModal verb + not →Can not → can’tCould not → couldn’tWill not → won’tWould not → wouldn’tMay not → mayn’tMight not → mightn’tMust not → mustn’tUsed not → ×Ought not → oughtn’tDare not → daren’tNeed not → needn’t Rule 2:  Pronoun + Auxiliary Verbs:Pronoun + to be verbs →Am → ’m,   is → ’s ,  are → ’re   I am → I’m We are → we’reYou are → you’reHe is → he’sShe is → she’sIt is → it’s (also, It has → it’s)That is → that’sThey are → they’reSomebody is → somebody’sSomeone is → someone’sSomething is → something’sPronoun + to have verbs →Have → ’ve,   has → ’s,   had → ’dI have → I’veWe have → we’veYou have → you’veHe has → ×She has → ×It has → it’s (also, It is → it’s)They have → they’veSomebody has → somebody’sSomeone has → someone’sSomething has → something’sPronoun + modal verbs →There are two modal verbs that can be contracted with pronouns —Shall/will → ’ll,   Would → ’d.Pronoun + will –I shall / I will→ I’llWe shall / We will → we’llYou will → you’llHe will → he’llShe will → she’llIt will → it’llThis will → this’llThey will → they’llPronoun + would –I would → I’dWe would → we’dYou would → you’dHe would → he’dShe would → she’dIt would → it’dThat would → that’dThey would → they’d Rule 3:  Wh Words + Auxiliary Verbs:Who:Who did → who’dWho is → who’sWho are → who’reWho has → who’sWho have → who’veWho had → who’dWho would → who’dWhat:What is → what’sWhat are → what’reWhat will → what’llWhat would → what’dWhat have → what’veWhich:Which is → which’sWhich has → which’s When:When did → when’dWhen is → when’sWhen had → when’s Why:Why did → why’dWhy is → why’sWhy are → why’reWhy has → why’sWhy have → why’veWhere:Where is → where’sWhere are → where’reWhere have → where’veWhere has → where’sWhere will → where’ll How:How would → how’dHow did → how’dHow will → how’llHow is → how’sHow are → how’reHow has → how’s Rule 4: : Auxiliary verb + auxiliary verb:Could have → could’veMight have → might’veMust have → must’veShould have → should’ve Rule 5:  Let + Pronoun:What is the difference between It’s and Its?The difference is – It’s → It is and It has.That’s all about contractions in English Grammar. Hope this will help you.Visit again.Thank you…