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1.4 Contractions with Be

EXAMPLES EXPLANATION
I am I’m in Minneapolis. We can make a contraction with a subject pronoun + am, is,
You are You’re a student. or are. We put an apostrophe (’) in place of the missing letter.
She is She’s a young teacher.
He is He’s 74 years old.
It is It’s cold in winter.
We are We’re busy.
They are They’re big.
Rolando is Rolando’s from Guatemala. We can make a contraction with most nouns + is.
Guatemala is Guatemala’s in Central America.
Here is Here’s a class schedule. We can make a contraction with here is.
My class is big. We don’t make a contraction with is if the subject noun ends
Belize is in Central America. in s, se, z, ze, ge, ce, sh, ch, or x.
English is the language of the United States.
College is different here.
Textbooks are expensive. We don’t make a contraction with a plural noun and are.
The classrooms are big.

GRAMMAR IN USE

We usually use contractions when we speak. The full form sounds very formal.
It’s a beautiful day.
We sometimes use contractions in informal writing like email.
I’m happy about my grade.

EXERCISE 8 Complete the conversation between a new student (A) and a teacher (B). Use contractions
with a form of be.

A: I ’m late.
1.
B: That OK.
2.
A: I sorry.
3.
B: No problem. It the first day of class.
4.
A: The parking lot very crowded.
5.
B: Yes, it a problem.
6.
A: My friend late, too. He in the parking lot.
7. 8.
B: Don’t worry. The first day always hard.
9.

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