No! If nothing follows, like in your example, the verb is stressed, and so it can't be contracted (a contraction can't be stressed). You need to say: Yes, they are.

The longer action is the while clause, but what if both action could be the longer one. That's a bad rule of thumb, I think. I know some grammar books have some "rules" for "while/when", but I have to say that I have yet to

Hi, Example 1: Jack said: "Hey Bob, don't bring your bag!" Jack told him NOT to bring his bag. Example 2: Jack said: "Hey Bob, I'm in a hurry. But I'll see you tonight! Bye!" Jack DIDN'T tell him to bring his

how did earth get to be the third planet from the sun? I think it should be "the earth", and you need to capitalize the first letter of the first word in a sentence. Otherwise, I guess it's fine: How did the earth get to be the

LOL, this thread is so funny. I agree with Jim... Maybe someone (in another forum) suggested that "by" in that sentence must be interpreted as "near", or the sentence wouldn't make sense "semantically". But if

fatal flaw in your post. LOL! I am as fast as a horse = I am very fast. I am fast like a horse = I am very fast. I am fast as a horse = You don't need a horse, if you have me. Jump on my back, I'm very fast. That's the way I would

what are the difficult for learning English about allophones? I don't understand your question, but one thing about allophones is that you don't need to learn them in order to be understood: you'll be understood anyway.

You can understand it from the context: who is known to have two different personalities? Jekyll and Hyde And if you check the author, his name seems to fit in that line too. ...very much like Jekyll and Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson style...

You can find good examples in Learner's Dictionaries. http://www.ldoceonline.com/ Look for "improvise" and you'll get all the definitions and some examples.

I guess it means... If it is the name of the group that is being changed... If the one that is being changed is the name of the group... If the name is (actually) the group's (name) (that is) being changed... Just my guess.