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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

It's blue. (How many words?)

Count the words and write.

It's blue. ==> ...........

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I have taken a picture of the page of the book. If you click on the below link, you will see the picture:


We should say there are three words or two words in [It's blue.]? I mean do we count "It's" as two words or one word?

I have asked this question in WR forum too. One native English speaker has said to me that it's a bad question.
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/its-blue-how-many-words.3208297/

What's your opinion?

We should regard "it's" as two words or one word?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

I would count It's blue as 3 words. This whole exercise sees useless to me. In what way will it improve your English?

— Clive

  • I would count It's blue as 3 words.
  • This whole exercise sees useless to me.
  • In what way will it improve your English?
  • Clive
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I would count It's blue as 3 words.

This whole exercise sees useless to me. In what way will it improve your English?

Clive
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CliveI would count It's blue as 3 words.This whole exercise sees useless to me. In what way will it improve your English?Clive
Thanks for answering.

It's a kids book.

I teach kids the book.

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sb70012the below link
the link below
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If that exercise is typical of the ones in the book, I suggest you find another book.
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sb70012It's a kids book.
Then you can accept both 1 and 2 as the number of words in "It's". When the kids differ in what they believe the answer is, you have a "teaching moment". You can ask them why they chose 1 or 2 as the answer, and if they're old enough, you can talk about other contractions in English (don't, can't, he's, I've, ...). It's also
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Is there any point at all in counting words?
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fivejedjonIs there any point at all in counting words?
My typing instructor used to do it daily.

CJ
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But it's not a good way to teach kids English.Emotion: hmm
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This is my question too it really makes me confused????
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