Examples come from Starstruck by Brenda Hiatt, with the first one illustrating proper usage of AFFECTED. AFFECT is a VERB meaning impacted, changed, or disturbed. To paraphrase, “ AFFECT starts with A for Action,” and VERBS provide the action in our sentences. Roll up your sleeves and grab a cup of coffee, because this one’s a real wing-dinger. Here’s my example: “If I told you once, I told you a thousand times: it is NOT safe to skate on thin ice!” The exception is when a character makes an emphatic point. Be conscious about which form is most appropriate for each of your characters and be consistent. In contrast, talking and writing without contractions is more formal. If Josh had opted to break apart the contraction, the title would’ve become IT IS Not Jack and Beanstalk. Is that grammatically correct? YES! Does that sound right for this picture book title? NO! This brings me to an important point about contraction use…Ĭontractions are more natural and impart a casual, familiar vibe to speech, dialogue, and prose. Now let’s examine the title of Josh Funk’s book, It’s Not Jack and Beanstalk: And to repeat the logic from YOUR vs YOU’RE, if IT IS doesn’t fit in your sentence, neither does IT’S. If you replace ITS with IT IS, you will see that it doesn’t fit.
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