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What is the definition of a contraction in grammar?
A contraction is when two words are made into one, using an apostrophe. For instance, when you say "isn't" instead of "is not." The word "isn't" is a contraction, or shortenin…g, of the words "is" and "not." They don't look a lot shorter in writing, but contractions usually develop in spoken English before they are written. People started saying "isn't" instead of "is not" because it is faster to say. That happens in a lot of languages, and with a lot of words. People start saying them all together, and eventually they become a real word. A contraction is when you combine words using an apostrophe. Do and not becomes don't. I and am becomes I'm. These are contractions. (MORE)
