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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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That's = that is and that was? No. Never was . There are no contractions with the past tense of to be ( was, were ). Since thought is past tense shouldn't it be that was No. It should not be That was . That still remains, even now, what I
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1. look-alike
2. like (not similar)
3. like (not similar) than she
You're = contraction of you + are
Your = possessive
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"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
ESL General English Grammar Questions
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khoff
135 days ago
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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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jeannie1
185 days ago
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I think it should be ABCs (without the apostrophe). Hi, little, It's not really a possessive or a contraction here. It's like, "She makes her 7's funny." It's a plural. I'm never sure of the best way to do it.
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Hi denna. Thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums! My only suggestion is that we would say, " It was most considerate of you." Note the past tense, " It was ." " It is (or the contraction, " It's ) most
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avangi
229 days ago
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Hi B/B, Thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums. Those are very common errors. You're right. "Than" is used in comparisons. "Then" tells when. "Give me my bottle! Then I'll stop crying." The
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1. He 's just eaten. (He has just eat e n.) 2. An average of one baby 's kidnapped every day. (An average of one baby is kidnapped every day) Same as 5. 3. The fish 's eaten yesterday. (The fish was eaten yesterday) No contraction for
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califjim
297 days ago
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Usually "it" is a pronoun used in verb conjugations. eg. I have, you have, he, she or it has, I am, you are, he, she or it is, I give you give he, she or it gives. (In conversation "it is" can be abbreviated to
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jeannie1
301 days ago
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