He has big ears, a small nose and a small mouth.
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Q1) In this sentence can 'He has' be contracted into 'He's'?
Q2) He's a son.
What does 'He's' mean?
He is / He was / He has
Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Correct, he's is a contraction for "he is." The apostrophe substitutes "is." It would not mean "he was" but could mean "he has."
In Q2, "He's" means "he is."
The only time that "He's "may be used to mean "he has" is when it is followed by a verb. Example He's flown around the world several times.
Q1) Yes, in this sentence "He has" can be contracted into "He's".
To form the contraction, we replace the 'h' of "he" and the 'a' of "has" with an apostrophe ('), resulting in "He's".
Q2) "He's" can have different meanings depending on the context. Without more information, we can't definitively determine the meaning of "He's" in the sentence "He's a son."
However, "He's" is commonly used as a contraction for "He is." So, in most cases, "He's" would mean "He is."