Grammar: A2 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: ✏️ Writing Mechanics - Expanding - Lesson 4: Punctuation: Apostrophe for Contractions (isn't, don't, I'm, he's)

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The Magic Apostrophe

A contraction is when we join two words to make one shorter word. The apostrophe (') takes the place of the missing letters.

ការបង្រួមពាក្យ គឺនៅពេលដែលយើងភ្ជាប់ពាក្យពីរ បង្កើតទៅជាពាក្យមួយឲ្យខ្លីជាងមុន។ សញ្ញា ' (Apostrophe) ត្រូវដាក់ជំនួសកន្លែងអក្សរដែលបានបាត់។

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I'm (I am)

Example: I'm very happy today.

ខ្ញុំគឺ... (I am)

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You're (You are)

Example: You're my best friend.

អ្នកគឺ... (You are)

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He's (He is)

Example: He's tired. (Works the same for She's / It's)

គាត់គឺ... (He is)

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They're (They are)

Example: They're going to school. (Works the same for We're)

ពួកគេគឺ... (They are)

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Don't (Do not)

The "Not" Family: Replace the "o" in "not" with an apostrophe (n't). Example: I don't like coffee.

ការបង្រួមពាក្យបដិសេធ (n't)

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Won't (Will not)

The Weird Ones! "Will not" completely changes shape. Never write "Willn't".

ករណីលើកលែង! "Will not" ដូរទៅជា "Won't"។

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The Pronoun Trap

Do not confuse contractions with possessives!

✔️ It's raining. (It is)
❌ The dog bit its tail. (Possessive: no apostrophe!)

កុំច្រឡំរវាងពាក្យបង្រួម (មាន ') និងកម្មសិទ្ធិ (អត់មាន ') ឲ្យសោះ!

Video Lesson: Contractions

Listen Closely: Pay attention to how contractions sound when spoken naturally!

ស្តាប់ដោយយកចិត្តទុកដាក់៖ ផ្តោតលើរបៀបបញ្ចេញសំឡេងពាក្យបង្រួមនៅក្នុងការសន្ទនាធម្មតា!

1. Contraction Math

How do you write "do not" as a contraction?

(តើអ្នកសរសេរ "do not" ជាទម្រង់បង្រួមដោយរបៀបណា?)

2. Exception Rule

What is the correct contraction for "will not"?

(តើពាក្យបង្រួមត្រឹមត្រូវរបស់ "will not" គឺជាអ្វី?)

3. Grammar Trap!

The cat is playing with ___ toy.

(ឆ្មាកំពុងលេងជាមួយប្រដាប់ក្មេងលេងរបស់វា។)

4. Double Meaning

"She's" can mean "She is". What else can it mean?

(ពាក្យ "She's" អាចមានន័យថា "She is"។ តើវាមានអត្ថន័យអ្វីផ្សេងទៀត?)

5. Context Fill

___ going to the market later today.

(ពួកគេនឹងទៅផ្សារនៅពេលបន្តិចទៀតនេះ។)

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Check off these assignments to boost your final score!

ធីកកិច្ចការទាំងនេះដើម្បីបង្កើនពិន្ទុរបស់អ្នក! Contraction Hunt: I listened to an English song and wrote down 5 contractions. Write it down: I wrote 3 sentences using don't, can't, and won't. Teach a friend: I explained the difference between It's and Its.

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