Whether you use the contraction or not depends on how formal you want to be. The contraction is informal.

I have a question about the use of contractions with a proper name. For example, if I wanted to write "Mark's no longer a member", is that correct? Or do I have to write it as "Mark is no longer a member"? What is the

hello everybody! I'd like to know something more about the expression "the time feels right". I heard it while watching a video and I asked myself if it means that a particular moment is the right one to do something.. is it

(1) He picked / picked up a comic (book) from the shelf. -- OK, but they don't mean the same thing. "picked up" means "grasped with the hand and lifted"; "picked" means "chose" or "selected".

Are you allowed to replace "you have" with "you've" in any situation? No. If the two words are conceptually separated in some way, the contraction is not possible. For example do you have in a question is the inversion of

Is there any big difference between the grammar of formal English and the grammar of informal English? No. The grammar itself is the same. But the word choices may be different, and formal English uses fewer contractions. CJ

No argument with sync. For some reason, I also like in spoken English: I've not yet......(with the contraction). Is that my British heritage sneaking in?

In Spoken English "yet" usually comes at the end of the clause. It can be used after contractions such as don't, hasn't or haven't or before "why and whether" In formal written English it can come after

Welcome to English Forums! "Good" is an adjective. You need an adverb to modify "draw." It should be, "I still did not draw too well ." "Your" is a possessive pronoun. Your sentence needs

Yes, here're is the contraction of "here are", but should only be used in informal contexts. I would suggest that it be used only in informal oral contexts.