Thursday, January 19, 2012

grammar - Using "it's" vs. using "it is" at the end of a sentence










Why is it that the following sounds incorrect:





"Would she know where it's?"




But this sounds fine:




"Would she know where it is?"



Answer



Because you don't contract away a stressed syllable. It's counter to the very nature of contraction.




See also the answer to Is there some rule against ending a sentence with the contraction "It's"?


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