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What is a term used to descirbe a shortened word or words?
A contraction is a shortened word. Examples include I'll instead of I will and don't instead of do not. An abbreviation is also a shortened word. Examples include St. for street and Mon. for Monday.
What are examples of fore-clipping words?
Fore-clipping words are shortened forms of a word that remove the beginning portion. Examples include phone (from telephone), vet (from veterinarian), and bus (from omnibus).
What is a contraction verb?
It's a shortened form of two words where one is a verb. Follow the related question for some examples.
What are some examples of apostraphe?
"I can't believe he did that." (shortened form of "cannot") "It's nice to see you." (shortened form of "it is") "She's going to the store." (shortened form of "she is") "Let's go for a walk." (shortened form of "let us")
What is a sentence contraction?
A sentence contraction is a shortened version of a word or group of words by omitting specific letters or sounds and replacing them with an apostrophe. Examples include "can't" for "cannot" and "I'm" for "I am."
Which two words have been shortened and joined together to make the word micrograph?
The two words that have been shortened and joined together are Micro and Scope
When does its have an apostraphe?
An apostrophe is used when you want the word to mean "Belongs to". Examples: "I have two Freds in my family." These Freds are not being used in the sentence in the sense that they belong to anyone, so no apostrophe is used. "Yesterday was Fred's birthday." The birthday is something that belongs to Fred, so an apostrophe is used. An apostrophe is alos used if the word is a contraction. That is when a word is shortened. Examples: 'Do not' is shortened to don't. 'Will not' is shortened to won't. 'You are' is shortened to you're. 'It wil'l is shortened to it'll, 'Shall not' is shortened to sha'nt, and so on.
How do teenagers typically use code in e-mailstext messages and instant messages?
By using slang and shortened words
Which of these is an example of a code often used by teenagers?
Type your answer here... Words shortened in an instant messageWords shortened in an instant message
What should be applied to when words that are shortened or clipped in dialectal speech?
Apostrophe
Is they're is correct?
The word "they're is pronounced grammatically correct. It is the shortened version of the words "they are".
What are examples of one syllable words?
examples of one syllable words
