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See these: http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit17_grammar.htm "Sometimes however we can use "there is" with compound subjects, for example: There's a bank and a post office near my house"
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There is a difference between writing and speaking. If when talking you say "Whos going," the listener will likely hear it as Who is going . But if you write who's, the reader is apt to think it is a possessive, as in Who's key
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No. A contraction is a combination of two different words. Each word is classified separately. For example who's is a combination of who and is . who is a pronoun, and is is a verb. CJ
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Can a contraction be a noun? For example, who's, I'm etc..
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It's is the contraction of It is . For example, It is a beautiful night can be wriiten as It's a beautiful night.
Its is a possesive pronoun and is always followed by a noun. For example,
The dog wagged its tail .
He placed
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No apostrophe is needed as got is a verb. The title is ungrammatical or informal - whichever word you prefer. In correct English: The Lakes Have Got Talent. CB
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Hi there. We are doing a talent show in an area called "The Lakes" and we are calling it "The Lakes Got Talent." Should we use an apostrophe? If so where should it be places? Thank you for the help.
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) An adjective is a part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun. -- OK ) The exam was adjourned since the the professor was ill. ) The government has adjudged that the country's economy is experiencing hard times so the tax rates will be
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"it is" if it has to be contracted then it is always "it's", the apostophe shows that something has been removed, ie the "i". A lot, if not all, contractions follow this method. eg. "do not" becomes
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Hello.
I'm wondering if there is a correct way to write a contraction on a proper noun. For example: "Bob is going to leave" contracted to some form of "Bob's going to leave". I'm aware of the procedure for this
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