Contractions | Question Form + 'be' verb | Learn How to Pronounce Basic English Contractions
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Hi, everyone.
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It’s Lynn.
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Welcome back to my video.
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Today, I’m going to be talking about six
common contractions using the question form
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the ‘be’ verb.
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Now, it's important to pay close attention
to these contractions.
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Because if you memorize them, and pronounce
them correctly, you'll sound more like a native speaker.
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Let's take a look.
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Okay, here's my list of six common contractions
using question ‘be’ verbs.
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And I will say each example twice.
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The first time, I will say it slowly.
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And the next time, I will say it quickly like
a native speaker.
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Now, it's really important that you repeat
after me each time so you can memorize them well.
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Okay, here we go.
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First one, ‘what is’ = ‘what's’.
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‘What's my name?’
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‘What's my name?’
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‘where is’ = ‘where's’
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‘Where's the bus stop.’
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‘Where's the bus stop.’
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Next one.
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‘why is’ = ‘why’s’.
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‘Why’s she late?’
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‘Why’s she late?’
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Next.
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‘who is’ = ‘who’s’.
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‘Who's your favorite singer?’
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‘Who's your favorite singer?’
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‘when is’ = ‘when's’.
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‘When's your birthday?’
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‘When's your birthday?’
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Last one.
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‘how is’ = ‘how’s’.
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‘How's the weather?’
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‘How's the weather?’
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Great. Good job, everyone. Let's move on.
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Okay, now, we're going to take a look at some
dialogues.
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These will help you know how and when to make
contractions and how to pronounce them correctly.
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Conversation 1..
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Which of these can be made into contractions??
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Yes, these ones.
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“What's in the box?”
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“I’m not sure.”
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Conversation 2.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“Where's he going?”
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“I think he's going to work.”
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Conversation 3.
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Which of these can be made into contractions??
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Yes, these ones.
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“Why’s she crying?”
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“She's had a bad day.”
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Conversation 4.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“Who's coming to dinner?”
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“Robin's coming to dinner.”
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Conversation 5.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“When's your wedding anniversary?
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“It's in May."
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Conversation 6.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Yes, these ones.
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“How's your new car?”
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“My car’s great.”
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Alright. Good work today, everyone.
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We learned a lot.
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And make sure you keep on practicing because
the more you practice the better your English will be.
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Let me know how it's going in the comments.
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And see you in the next video.
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Bye.
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