“make a contraction” vs. “make contractions”

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He is --> He’s They will --> They’ll Do not --> Don’t But which words can you make contractions from?

I understand the rules of contractions. I'd just like to know whether I should singular when talking about just one occurrence.

For example,

He is --> He’s

should I say

make a contraction from "He is"

or

make contractions from "He is"

Is what I get, "he's", the contraction?

Are there any other expressions clearer and more natural could be used here?

Which words can you make contractions from? is "ugly, awkward" phrasing that most native speakers would avoid, and I don't think any alternatives to make (form, construct, create,...) would be much better. I'd rather ask something like Which words can be contracted? — FumbleFingers Reinstate Monica, Jun 18 '20 at 12:02
I agree with Monica. Morphology could be applied in case if the context becomes verbose and rather fuzzy. — Alex TheBN, Jun 20 '20 at 23:04
@AlexRaw Thank you. Does "Morphology" here mean a branch of linguistics? — RobertH, Jun 20 '20 at 23:37

Prince ßádhWoloski · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-18 12:34:06Z

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I'd just like to know whether I should singular when talking about just one occurrence.

Since we are taking about one specific contraction here, we will use the contraction.

should I say

make a contraction from "He is"?

That doesn’t sound natural.

Consider these:

What is the contraction for “he is”?

What is the contraction for “do not”?

answered Jun 18 '20 at 12:15

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