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American English Contractions |
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Introduction |
| Learning objectives |
- Learn the definition of a contraction
- Read the table of contents
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| Definition of a contraction |
- Contractions are combined forms of English words.
- Words like it + is become, or are combined
to form, it's.
- Contractions, such as it's, are real words in English.
- You need to use contractions in order to sound more natural.
- You need to know contractions in order to understand
conversations between native English speakers.
- Contractions are used extensively in American TV, movies,
music, literature, and in conversations among native English
speakers.
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| Table of contents |
- Contractions
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Lesson 1
- Contractions formed with
I + verb
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Lesson 2
- Contractions formed with
you + verb
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Lesson 3
- Contractions formed with
he + verb
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Lesson 4
- Contractions formed with
she + verb
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Lesson 5
- Contractions formed with
we + verb
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Lesson 6
- Contractions formed with
they + verb
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Lesson 7
- Contractions formed with it + verb
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Lesson 8
- Contractions formed with
word + not
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Lesson 9
- Contractions formed with
word + is
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Lesson 10
- Contractions formed with
let + us
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