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| ain't |
(informal) a contraction of "am not," "is not," "are not," "have not," or "has not." |
| am |
"Am" is a form of the verb "be." "Am" is used when the subject of the sentence is "I," and it is used when you are talking about present time. |
| aren't |
shortened form of "are not" and of "am not." |
| be |
"Be" means to "exist" or "live." The word "be" has many different forms in a sentence. "Am," "is," "are," "was," "were," and "been" are all forms of the word "be" and have the same meaning. [1/4 definitions] |
| contraction |
When we say things like "don't" or "I'm" or "can't," we are using what we call contractions. Contractions let us put two words together so we can say or write them in a shorter way. "Don't" is a contraction of the two words "do" and "not." "I'm" is a contraction of the words "I" and "am." The little mark between the two words in a contraction is called an apostrophe. That mark tell us that something is missing. For example, in the contraction "I'm," the letter "a" of the word "am" is missing. |
| I'm |
shortened form of "I am." |
| present1 |
In grammar, when we say that a verb is in the present tense, we mean that the verb describes something that is happening now. "Is," "am," "walks," and "throws" are examples of verbs in the present tense. These are different from words like "was," "walked," and "threw" because these describe something happening in the past. [1/4 definitions] |
| proper noun |
a capitalized noun that names a particular person, place, or thing. In the sentence, "I am from Russia," "Russia" is the proper noun. |
| so |
If someone says to you "Hold the violin so," they mean "Hold the violin in this way" or "Hold the violin in the way I am showing you." People often say, "just so," which means "in exactly this way." [1/11 definitions] |
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