Category Contractions

Podcast #71 Using the Contraction It’s (It is)

 Published in the category Contractions, Grammar and Usage
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Today we are going to practice sentences and clauses beginning with It’s, which is the contraction of It is and is spelled i-t-apostrophe-s.  Note that It’s can also be a contraction for It has as in It’s cost me a lot of money. It has cost me a lot of money. But in this lesson [...] Read More

Podcast #6 Could’ve Would’ve Should’ve

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I could’ve run another mile. I would’ve given my friend a ride home. I should’ve listened to my father. Last Saturday my friend called and asked me to help him cut down a tree. I should’ve told him I wasn’t feeling well. He would’ve understood. He could’ve called someone else to help. I should’ve told [...] Read More

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