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isn't = is not However, in modern English a negation ( not, n't ), can only be moved to the left of the subject if it is expressed as n't . It must stay to the right of the subject if it is expressed as not . It is. It is not. It isn't. Is it? Is it not? Isn't it? So...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on...

Hey, i'm new here. My name is Tim and I got this forum from a friend of mine. He told me that this might help me with the problem i got. I have a brother that is 16 years old and i'm 23( in the US Army). He needs help with his english. The teacher gave him the study guide, but no answer on it. So...

Apostrophe ( ' ) The apostrophe is used when leaving out a letter or number in a contraction, e.g. can't, wouldn't. The apostrophe is used for omitted letters, e.g. rock 'n' roll, and for omitted numbers, e.g. the class of '72, the '20s. The apostrophe is used for plurals of letter...

Apostrophe ( ' ) See Possessives for more information. The apostrophe is used when leaving out a letter or number in a contraction, e.g. can't, wouldn't. The apostrophe is used for omitted letters, e.g. rock 'n' roll, and for omitted numbers, e.g. the class of '72, the '20s. The...

JT: I wasn't the one gritting my teeth in frustration, Mr P. I'll remember to hold up my IRONY placard next time. JT: That'd be nice, Mr P. -- JT: See what I mean, Mr P; "animal noises"! Might I point out to you, Sir that this illustrates, on your part, a profoundly naive is an...

Hi, it's me, Ralf, the starter of this thread. Thanks for your answers so far. A post in another thread pointed me to the "American Heritage - Book of English Usage", where I found this section : According to the standard rule, when the pronoun there precedes a verb such as be, seem, or...

In addition to Mister Micawber's seasoned and excellent advice, here are a couple of quick tips and cool tricks: When you're not sure which pronoun to use there are two things you can do. 1) Replace the pronoun with a word that makes sense to you, like this, Question: Who did it? => I...

As Taken from one of the site. Briefly, we can say that apostrophes have three uses: 1) To show possession in nouns We add an apostrophe and "s" after all singular nouns and after plural nouns that do not end in "s": Susan’s book; Pete’s dog; the children’s toys; the men’s room. ...