Today Youll Learn Contractions in Only 10 Minutes!

Today Youll Learn Contractions in Only 10 Minutes! When I went to the US for Thanksgiving, it didnt take long for me to get sick of the cheesy Christmas ads on TV.  Maybe I just needed to get in the holiday spirit, and this commercial by Wes Anderson helped.  No matter which holidays you do or dont celebrate, we can probably all agree on the greatness of Andersons films.  My personal favorites are The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Darjeeling Limited.  So, as we enjoy this short and sweet Christmas ad, well review contractions and practice them.What are English contractions:Two words put together to make a shortened version.  Some letters are omitted and replaced with an apostrophe ()When we do we use  English contractions:Youll commonly hear and use contractions in speakingInformal writingyoull notice Ive used a lot of contractions already in this post.  This is because Id like to convey an informal, conversational tone.When we DO NOT use English contractions:Formal writing: CVs, cover letters, essays, theses, etc.In order to re member which letters to omit, youve just got to practice.  Complete this exercise by filling in the blanks in the comments section.  Then choose one contraction from each section and use it in a sentence.English Contraction ListWill:I will = ___you will = _____we will = well  (Well see each other tonight.)they will = theyllhe will = ____she will = _____it will = ____Be:I am =  __you are =  youre  (Youre my best friend.)we are = ____they are = ______he is = ___she is = ___it is = ___Present Perfect form:I have = Ive  (Ive been waiting for you for an hour.)you  have = youvewe have = ____they have = ______he has = hesshe has = ____it has = ___Bonus:let us = letswe use this to make a suggestion that include ourselves.  For example, lets go!