Use pronoun-verb contractions
Key Notes :
Use Pronoun-Verb Contractions 🤗✏️
A contraction is when we combine a pronoun and a verb and use an apostrophe (‘) to show missing letters.
💡 Example:
- I + am → I’m
- He + is → He’s
- They + are → They’re
| Common Pronoun-Verb Contractions |
| Pronoun + Verb | Contraction | Example Sentence |
|---|
| I + am | I’m | I’m happy today! 😄 |
| You + are | You’re | You’re my friend! 👫 |
| He + is | He’s | He’s running fast! 🏃♂️ |
| She + is | She’s | She’s reading a book! 📖 |
| It + is | It’s | It’s a sunny day! ☀️ |
| We + are | We’re | We’re going to the park! 🌳 |
| They + are | They’re | They’re playing football! ⚽ |
| How to Write Contractions ✍️ |
- Combine the pronoun and verb.
- Remove the missing letters.
- Put an apostrophe (‘) in place of the missing letters.
💡 Tip: The apostrophe shows something is missing.
- I am → ___
- He is → ___
- They are → ___
- We are → ___
- She is → ___
- I’m 😃 → I + am
- You’re 👫 → You + are
- He’s 🏃 → He + is
- She’s 📖 → She + is
- It’s ☀️ → It + is
- We’re 🌳 → We + are
- They’re ⚽ → They + are
Let’s practice!🖊️
