Why do we never use (most) contractions on their own?

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“Are you cold?”
“I’m”

“Have you showered?”
“I’ve”

“Is it raining?”
“It’s”

“Am I ugly?”
“You’re”

You get the gist. Why is it so weird to say these instead of “I am, I have, It is, You are”?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s just one of those rules of English. Much like saying adjectives in the right order such as a great green Irish dragon instead of a green Irish great dragon.

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