Contarction adalah singkatan enclitics ( kata atau persingkatan kata yang tidak bertekanan ) sedangkan Abbreviation adalah bentuk singkatan atau kependekan kata atau ungkapan yang menggantikan atau mewakili keseulurahan kata tersebut.
Contoh Contraction :
- I am disingkat menjadi I'm
- She is disingkat menjadi She's
- You have disingkat menjadi you've
- That is disingkat menjadi That's
Contractions ditandai dengan adanya tanda apostrophe ( ' )
Catatan :
Contraction digunakan hanya digunakan dalam keadaan tidak resmi seoerti percakapan seharihari,pidato dan lain-lain.
Contoh Abreviation :
- Examination dipendekkan menjadi exam
- United States Of America dipendekkan menjadi U.S.A
- Voice Of Amarica dipendekkan menjadi VOA
Mudah bukan ? he he,Sekarang perhatikan tabel contractions
Contoh Contraction :- I am disingkat menjadi I'm
- She is disingkat menjadi She's
- You have disingkat menjadi you've
- That is disingkat menjadi That's
Contractions ditandai dengan adanya tanda apostrophe ( ' )
Catatan :
Contraction digunakan hanya digunakan dalam keadaan tidak resmi seoerti percakapan seharihari,pidato dan lain-lain.
Contoh Abreviation :
- Examination dipendekkan menjadi exam
- United States Of America dipendekkan menjadi U.S.A
- Voice Of Amarica dipendekkan menjadi VOA
Mudah bukan ? he he,Sekarang perhatikan tabel contractions
| CONTACTIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Asal kata | Setalah disingkat | Asal kata | Setalah disingkat |
| are not | aren't | can not | can't |
| have not | haven't | could not | couldn't |
| he has | he's | did not | didn't |
| He is | He's | do not | don't |
| here is | here's | does not | doesn't |
| I am | I'm | had not | hadn't |
| I had | I'd | has not | hasn't |
| I have | I've | he had | he'd |
| Let us | let's | he will | he'll |
| madam | ma'am | he would | he'd |
| must not | musn't | It had | It'd |
| need not | needn't | It would | it'd |
| ought not | oughtn't | she had | she'd |
| shall not | shan't | she will | she'll |
| she is | she's | should not | shouldn't |
| They are | They're | that is | that's |
| they will | they'll | that will | that'll |
| was not | wasn't | what is | what's |
| we are | we're | where is | where's |
| we have | we've | who have | who've |
| were not | weren't | who is | who's |








