NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS

The Verb To Be

What is a contraction? A contraction is a short way of speaking and writing English. Contractions are used with informal writing and speaking. They are used when writing to a friend or relative, but are not used in a letter to your boss or in a school report. Contractions use an apostrophe (') to indicate missing letters. Negative contractions can sometimes be written two different ways. The pronoun and the verb can be a contraction or the verb and the not.

Study the following information and take the quiz at the end of the lesson.

 

Negative Contractions

Pronoun and Verb (not)

Contractions
I am not going to the beach. I'm not going to the beach.
You are not going to the beach

You're not going to the beach.

You aren't going to the beach.
He is not going to the beach

He's not going to the beach.

He isn't going to the beach.
She is not going to the beach

She's not going to the beach.

She isn't going to the beach.

 
It is not going to the beach!

It's not going to the beach!

It isn't going to the beach!
We are not going to the beach.

We're not going to the beach.

We aren't going to the beach.
They are not going to the beach.

They're not going to the beach.

They aren't going to the beach.

Mini Quiz on Negative Contractions

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Type the correct contraction. Read the box carefully to use the correct contraction. Check your answer in the answer box.

He is not going to the beach.

Contract the pronoun and the verb.

We are not going to the beach.

Contract the the verb and not.

It is not going to the beach!

Contract the pronoun and the verb.

They are not going to the beach.

Contract the verb and not.