Kalau kita membaca buku atau website berbahasa Inggris, kita sering menjumpai kata yang mengandung tanda petik sebelum (satu atau dua) huruf terakhirnya misalnya aren't dan can't .
Lalu, apakah fungsi tanda petik itu?. Dalam bahasa Inggris, tanda petik seperti itu berfungsi untuk menyingkat dua kata atau ringkasnya singkatan, misalnya aren't adalah singkatan dari are not, can't adalah singkatan dari can not, dan sebagainya.
Dan singkatan yang dimaksud dalam postingan ini adalah singkatan grammer bahasa Inggris yang disebut contractions, bukan singkatan bahasa Inggris gaul atau slang. Untuk selengkapnya perhatikan tabel di bawah ini.
| aren't = are not can't = can not couldn’t = could notdidn’t = did not doesn’t = does not don’t = do not hadn’t = had not hasn’t = has not he’d = he had, he would he’ll = he will haven’t = have not he’s = he is, he has here’s = here is I’d = I had, I would, I should I’ll = I will, I shall I’m = I am Isn’t = is not It’d = it had, it would It’ll = it will I’ve = I have Let’s = let us Ma’am = madam Mustn’t = must not Needn’t = need not Oughtn’t = ought not Shan’t = shall not | she'd = she had, she would she'll = she will she’s = she is, she has shouldn’t = should not that’ll = that will that’s = that is, that has there’s = there is they’d = they had, they would they’ll = they will they’re = they are they’ve = they have wasn’t = was not we’d = we had, we would we’ll = we will, we should weren’t = were not we’ve = we have what’s = what is, what has where’s = where is who’s = who is, who has who’ve = who have won’t = will not wouldn’t = would not you’d = you had, you would you’ll = you will you’re = you are you’ve = you have |
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