NB2 18/10/17

Other contractions

Contractions can occur after nouns, names, here, there and now and question words. These contractions are not considered appropriate in formal writing:

My sister’s got married.	=	My sister has got married.
John’ll be very happy.	=	John will be very happy.
Here’s the coffee.	=	Here is the coffee.
There’s your watch.	=	There is your watch.
Now’s your chance.	=	Now is your chance.
Where’s the milk?	=	Where is the milk?
What’s happened?	=	What has happened?

We don’t use more than one contraction:

He’s not free.

Not: he’sn’t free.

We don’t use affirmative contractions at the end of clauses:

A:

I think we’re lost.

B:

Yes, I think we are.

Not: I think we’re

However, we do use negative contractions at the end of clauses and we do commonly use contractions in tag questions:

A:

You’ve contacted Jan, haven’t you?

B:

No, I haven’t.

In question forms, am not is contracted toaren’t:

I’m getting a pay rise, aren’t I?

Not: amn’t I?

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For more information about the plural of nouns:

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/spelling/plurals-of-nouns

suburb /ˈsʌbɜːb/ UK  US  sustantivo

barrio residencial [en las afueras de una ciudad]

the suburbs los barrios periféricos/de las afueras, las zonas residenciales

ancient /ˈeɪnʆənt/ UK  US  adjetivo

1 antiguo -a [civilización, ciudad, etc.]

2 viejísimo -a

palace /ˈpælɪs/

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There is a pear, an apple and some bananas.

There are some bananas, an apple and a pear

castle /ˈkɑːsəl/

Dictation

Which languages do you speak?

I don’t like English food.

his wife is a receptionist in a hotel.

he’s a waiter in a local restaurant.

Do you want to go swimming in the river?

She’s at university in west London.

He wants to be a police officer.

Where does your brother work?