The Difference between “I’m” and “Am”

It became important to write a short article about this because it has become a common mistake made by many people in speaking and writing.

 

 

Some singers have made this same mistake in their songs but, it is still wrong and should be corrected.

 

As candidates preparing for a professional exam like the IELTS, this mistake should not be carried into the hall or allowed to continue even after the tests.

Do not make these mistakes in IELTS writing, reading or speaking tests.

Now, back to the main issue of this post:

What is the difference between these two words- AM and I’M? 

1. “I’m” is the contraction of “I Am” While “Am” is a primary auxiliary verb ‘to be’ like:  is, was, are, am, were, be, being, and been.

Eg.  “I am” is contracted to “I’m”  by removing the “A” and, it also affects or reflects in the pronunciation of such words

These auxiliary verbs could be used as helping verbs e.g. I am dancing, He is laughing.

They can also be used in linking verbs. Example,  “I am a singer”

2. “AM”  is an auxiliary verb which helps the main verb.  For instance, “I am reading”

“Reading” is the main verb and is helped by the auxiliary “am”, which makes the whole sentence to have a meaning.

 

3. “Is”  can only be used at the beginning of a sentence, if it begins a question. Example,

 

 

“Is there any other book here?”

 

Hence, it is wrong to say the following :

 

 

“Is a goal”.  Say, “It is /It’s a goal”

 

 

“Is not true”.  Say, “It is not/it’s not true”

 

 

“Is a lie”.  Say “It is a lie/It’s a lie”

 

 

“Is like you don’t understand what am saying “

 

 

Say,” It is like /It’s like you don’t understanding what I AM/I’M saying “

 

 

” Is not what you think “. Say” It is niy/It’s not what you think “

 

 

CONTRACTIONS 

 

Contractions or “Short forms”  are  simply words that have been shortened or “contracted” by removing certain letters from it.

 

Common  examples of contractions in English language :

 

 

‘m = am (I’m)

 

 

‘re = are ( You’re, we’re, they’re)

 

 

‘s  = is and has ( he’s (he is/he has), she’s, it’s)

 

 

‘ve = have ( you’ve, we’ve, they’ve)

 

 

‘ll  = Will ( He’ll, they’ll, we’ll, you’ll, he’ll, she’ll)

 

 

‘d  =  had and would ( I’d, you’d, he’d, she’d, they’d, we’d)

 

 

 

 

Contractions with auxiliary verb and NOT. Contraction for NOT Is n’t

 

 

Aren’t  = are not

 

 

Can’t   = cannot

 

 

Couldn’t = Could not

 

 

Didn’t  =  Did not

 

 

Hasn’t = has not

 

 

Wouldn’t = would not

 

 

Won’t     = will not

 

 

Shouldn’t = Should not

 

 

 

Shan’t  = Shall not

 

 

Isn’t  = is not

 

 

 

Mustn’t = must not

 

 

With these explanations and examples, I hope you have cleared your confusion about these mistakes and would be able to write them correctly any time in the exams.

 

 

 

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