Mr. Torres-Rivero: May I leave you with three suggestions: (l) Do take the advice of these knowledgeable contributors: She not only WROTE but also SELECTED the illustrations. (2) If you hear or read : She didn't only write, but she also

I don't fully understand what a contraction is. So if I put an 's, 'll, 'd, 've, etc after any word does it make it a contraction? Only in spoken English. But in written English, some contractions are not usually written that

Jame is a very peculiar name, but you can contract it with is as you have done. The pronunciation of Spanish is and Spanish's is the same, so there's no point in using the apostrophe construction. Use the contraction only when the

What about with article? This article's so me!

I don't fully understand what a contraction is. So if I put an 's, 'll, 'd, 've, etc after any word does it make it a contraction? Pretty much, yes. You can't do it after every word, but don't ask me which

I'm more familiar with the name "James" than "Jame" but perhaps "Jame" is a common name in other cultures. If the person's name really is "James" then it becomes "James's here"

I don't fully understand what a contraction is. So if I put an 's, 'll, 'd, 've, etc after any word does it make it a contraction?

Even Jame's here!? What about my Spanish's mediocre at best.

Can these be contractions, how's(how is), what's(what is), Jame's here(Jame is here) Yes! Both spoken and written: What's your name? How's it going?

Can these be contractions, how's(how is), what's(what is), Jame's here(Jame is here)