lesson 1 (part A4)

A.3. Notice the contractions which are made with am, are, and is :

				Contractions:
			singular
I	are	Busy	1	I’m	Busy
You	are	Busy	2	You’re	Busy
He	Is	Busy	3	He’s	Busy
She	Is	Busy	3	She’s	Busy
it	is	green	3	It’s	Green
			plural
We	are	Busy	1	We’re	Busy
You	Are	Busy	1	You’re	Busy
They	Are	Busy	2	They’re	Busy
John	is	Busy	3	John’s	Busy
Mary	are	Busy	3	Mary’s	Busy

Comments

1.    Contractions are commonly used in speaking.

2.    Contractions are often written in notes and letters to friends and relatives. However, full forms are usually used in formal writing, such as papers which students write in college.

Exercise 7. Practice the contractions which are made with be. Make substitutions in the proper places. For example:

I’m                                           I’M HUNGRY.

Mary’s                                    MARY IS HUNGRY.

1.       They’re

2.       John’s

3.       He’s

4.       I’m

5.       You’re

6.       We’re

(Continue with the following forms: )

7.       We

8.       I

9.       He

10.   She

11.   We

12.   You

13.   The teacher

14.   We

15.   I

Taken from: English Sentence Structure by Robert Krohn