Understanding and Using Contractions Understanding and Using Contractions builds on the concept of how contractions are implemented by highlighting the use of contractions everyday when speaking, reading, and writing. The video imagery coupled with a voice-over illustrates how contractions are formed and how they are used in everyday communication. The video explains the manner in which an author’s use of a contraction in no way changes the context of the sentence. Use of contractions is demonstrated in multiple settings with an emphasis on comprehending spoken and written text. I’ve created an entire series of teaching videos to explain the components of English Language Arts in a way that connects them to each other and to real world reading, speaking, and writing. The links for the videos in order are below. Please look for my other videos and share them with others that may find them helpful. Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJNNIXo9Dvw&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=1 Abstract Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=napjJd6U4OU&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=3&t=0s Nouns and Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAlqRDa7RvU&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=3 Verbs “Action” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvMFQoOk4To&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=4 Mental Action Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pmsl6bA86I&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=5 Proper Nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuuyewH_cpI&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=6 Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GNQKah1ESY&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=7 Identifying Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzG-HIIbXI&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=8 Adverbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRTCQTHZsVc&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=9 Pronouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYWAzeuFYa8&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=10 Personal Pronouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3urHChNzFk&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=11 Pronouns and Antecedents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJ2q8LN4jo&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=12 Subject Pronouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ1Ix9ZYTIo&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=13 Linking Verbs and Action Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzW52I–jBw&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=14 Good or Well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Qb83FYPBo&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=15 Subjects and Predicates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6thm0FCDGL4&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=16 Helping Verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqIduVTYirA&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=17 Helping Verbs Advanced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLy_pgqGMJ8&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=18 Subjects and Predicates 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHwBbSEZHbc&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=19 Contractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEGPVtxesjM&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=20 Understanding Contractions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrdznzrjiF8&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=21 Contractions Practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04jOKuZG7xs&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=22 Compound Words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qbaY9BhC6w&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=23 Indirect Objects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qo9H9jbdOQ&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=24 Direct Objects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1kfd480i3E&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=25 Understanding Prepositional Phrases: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdPlprvTADY&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=26 Coordinating Conjunctions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9F_wwSC-jI&list=PLQYW7tmICdoorK3Eej76awK5L6hYammQ5&index=27