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  • Hi, everyone. It's Lynn again.

  • Welcome to my video.

  • Today, we're going to be talking about making negative contractions using 'not'.

  • Now, this is one that you should pay really close attention to because

  • if you memorize it properly and you pronounce it properly,

  • you're going to sound just like a native speaker.

  • Let's take a look.

  • Okay, let's take a look at my list of four common contractions using negative sentences.

  • Now, I will repeat each example twice.

  • I'll say the first one slowly.

  • And the second time I'll say it quickly like a native speaker.

  • So remember it's really important that you repeat after me out loud each time.

  • Okay, the first one, 'is not' = 'isn't'.

  • 'He isn't home.'

  • Next.

  • 'are not' = 'aren't'.

  • 'They aren't coming to dinner.'

  • 'do not' = 'don't'.

  • 'I don't like doing homework.'

  • 'does not' = 'doesn't'.

  • 'She doesn't study very well.'

  • Great job, everybody. Let's move on.

  • Okay, now we're going to take a look at some dialogues.

  • These will help you know how and when to make contractions.

  • And how to pronounce them correctly.

  • Conversation 1.

  • Which of these can be made into contractions?

  • Yes, these ones.

  • Why's he not here?”

  • He doesn't like to come to class.”

  • Conversation 2.

  • Which of these can be made into contractions?

  • Yes, these ones.

  • Are her parents rich?”

  • No, they're not.” orNo, they aren't.”

  • Conversation 3.

  • Which of these can be made into contractions?

  • Yes, these ones.

  • She doesn't like spicy food.”

  • She's had a bad day.”

  • Conversation 4.

  • Which of these can be made into contractions?

  • Yes, these ones.

  • Let's go eat lunch.”

  • “I don't feel hungry yet.”

  • Conversation 5.

  • Which of these can be made into contractions?

  • Yes, these ones.

  • Is he tired?”

  • No, he isn't.” orNo, he's not.”

  • Conversation 6.

  • Which of these can be made into contractions?

  • Yes, these ones.

  • Are they working?”

  • No, they aren't.” orNo, they're not.”

  • Okay, good job today, everyone.

  • That was a lot of information and I'm sure you worked hard.

  • Don't forget to keep on practicing.

  • And let me know how everything is going in the comments.

  • And be sure to check out my other videos

  • And I'll see you next time.

Hi, everyone. It's Lynn again.

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