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Why don't we +[verb]
✍🏻Why don't we go for a walk?

✍🏻Let's +[verb]
Let's go for a walk.

✍🏻How about +[ing]
How about going for a walk?

✍🏻What if we +[verb]
What if we go for a walk?

✍🏻I think we +[ modal verb ]+[verb ]
I think we should go for a walk".

✍🏻Maybe we + [modal verb ] +verb
Maybe we could go for a walk. "

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💢Educational
⭕️ The difference between
"Dinner & Supper"

👉What does dinner mean?

‼️Dinner is a noun. It can either refer to the largest meal of the day or a gathering of people at a formal event that features a meal.

📒 Ex: My speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was universally regarded as a smashing success.

📒 Ex: I made my wife baked Alaskan salmon for dinner, but she did not like it.

👉When is dinner?
Dinner refers to the size of the meal, not the time it is eaten. In many Western cultures, the largest meal is eaten in the evening. At other times throughout history, however, dinner was eaten in the middle of the day, or during the afternoon.

👉What does supper mean?

‼️Supper usually refers to a lighter meal eaten in the evening. The term has its roots in farming traditions, when a large meal would be eaten around noon, followed by a lighter meal in the evening, often consisting of a soup.

📒Ex: Mama called the boys in from the fields for supper.

📒 Ex: Jojo would eat 50 suppers a day if his mother would let him.

📒Ex: Supper was good, but I am still hungry.

👉 When is supper?
Unlike dinner, which doesn’t necessarily refer to a time, supper is a meal eaten in the evening.


# vocabulary
✳️ GRAMMAR
Who _Whom

According to the rules of grammar, the word who should be used when it is the subject of a sentence, and whom should be used when it is the object or if it comes after a preposition.

✳️ A Simple Explanation of the Difference between Who and Whom

🔶The difference between who and whom is that whom is used in the objective case, and who is used as a subjective pronoun.
Compare:

       🔸 Alan was playing the guitar. >  Who was playing the guitar? He was playing the guitar.

       🔸 I saw Ivan at the party. > Whom did you see at the party? I saw him at the party.

🔻As can be seen from these examples, the rule is: if you can answer the question using he, then it’s correct to use who in the interrogative sentence. If you answer using him, then use whom.

       🔹 The policeman was talking to the man. > To whom was the policeman talking?

        🔹The man who was carrying the bags is Mary’s brother.

        🔹The girl whom I saw at the party is my friend’s sister.

        🔹The girl to whom the ugly man was talking is Jim’s daughter.

🔶In these sentences, who is the subject of the sentence, while whom is the object. Whom also is used after prepositions.
While whom can only be used as the object or after a preposition, who can play the role of both subject and object.
Whom is not used frequently in modern conversational English, although it is used and accepted in writing or a formal speech.
If a sentence is long or complicated, making it difficult to separate the preposition and noun, preposition + whomcan be used in conversational speech as well.

        🔻We had already known the man who became the head of the office.
        🔻The clients who need more information can write an email to customer support service.

        🔺Who did you see at the party?
        🔺Whom did you see at the party? (not common, but acceptable)
        🔺 Who was the ugly man talking to?
        🔺To whom was the ugly man talking?
        🔺Who can we call in case of emergency?
        🔺Whom can we call in case of emergency?

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Some embarrassing grammar mistakes and how to avoid them

How you say what you say matters, especially in professional contexts.


♻️ Irregular verbs.

English has quite a few surprises. We can't list all the irregular verbs, but be aware that they exist:


For example, "broadcast" is the same in the present tense and the past tense.

"Broadcasted" is not
standard English.

"Yesterday, CNN broadcast a show."
The same goes for "forecast":

"Last night they forecast rain."

"Sneak" and "hang" fall into the category of irregular verbs, but the list is extensive, and you'll have to look into them individually.


♻️ "Nor" and "or."

Use "nor" before the second alternative when "neither" introduces the first. Think of it as "or" for negative sentences — and, no, it's not optional.


Neither Jenny nor I understand the new program.

You can also use "nor" with a negative first clause or sentence including "not":

My boss didn't understand the program — nor did I.


♻️ "Then" and "than."

There's a pretty simple distinction between these two words.

Use "then" when talking about time, as in

"We had a meeting, and then we went to lunch."

Use "than" in comparisons:

"This meeting was more productive than the last one."


♻️ Fewer and Less

➡️ Use "fewer" when you're talking about countable things:

"He ate five fewer hot dogs than his rival."

"Fewer people attended the meeting this week."

➡️ Use "less" for things you normally don't count, like duration:

"It took me less than three hours to read the entire book."

"There's less water in this glass."


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⭕️ کاربرد "like " & " alike "

✴️ کلمه like در وسط جمله و بعد از افعال to be و یه سری افعال خاص مانند افعال زیر قرار میگیرد.

👉 look , sound , feel , seem

✴️ کلمه alike در انتهای جمله و به منظور مقایسه می آید.

🔰My sister is like my mother.
🔰Is Japanese food like Chinese?
🔰She sings like an angel!

🔰The children all look very alike.
🔰Your new shirt and the old one are alike.


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⭕️ Common mistakes


👉 Congratulate on / not for

I congratulate you for your success.
I congratulate you on your success


👉 Careful of / not for

He is very careful for his health.
He is very careful of his health.


👉 Consist of / not from

A year consists from twelve months.
A year consists of twelve months.


👉 Covered with / not by

The mountains are covered by snow.
The mountains are covered with snow.


👉 Interested in / not at

I am interested at western novels.
I am interested in western novels.


👉All three / not every

I’ve seen every three of them.
I’ve seen all three of them.


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🔴Sentence Structure


🔹There are four main sentence structures in the English language.



🔸1. Simple Sentences- one independent clause; contains a subject and a verb.

Examples of simple sentences:

Karen baked cookies for dessert.
Jeff and John are brothers.
Where are you going?


🔸2. Compound Sentences- two independent clauses joined with a conjunction; both of these clauses express a complete thought.
Compound sentences contain two independent clauses joined by a coordinator and preceded by a comma. The coordinators are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so. (fan boys)

Examples of compound sentences:

John wants cereal, but Paul wants pancakes.
We went to the beach, and then we went to the mountains.
Chris was hungry, so he made a sandwich.


🔸3. Complex Sentences- one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which.

Examples of complex sentences:

When it stops raining, we will play baseball.

You should brush your teeth before you go to bed.

Because she is nice, Mrs. Thomas let us read books that we brought from home.


🔸4. Compound-Complex Sentences- a compound sentence that also contains a dependent clause.

Examples of compound-complex sentences:

After we arrived at school, I went to gym, and Sara went to English class.

I need a new coat, so mom said that she would buy one.

Will you bring chips for the party that we are having for Jane, and can you invite Mary?



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The Adjective Order In English is:

1. Determiner:
a , an , the .
2. Quantity or number.
one , two , ten , ... thousands.
3. Quality or opinion .
beautiful, amazing, boring , wonderful .
4. Size.
small, big, huge , tiny, little .
5. Age..
old , young, new ...
6. Shape.
circle, square , heart-shaped
7. Color.
8. Proper adjective...
( nationality, material)
Italian, Mexican, .
plastic, Iron , glass .. .
9. Purpose or qualifier.
sport, formal, casual, classic,


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The Adjective Order In English is:

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Example :
I love that really old big green. antique car that always parked at the end of the street.
[quality – age – size – color – proper adjective]
My sister has a big, beautiful, tan and white, bulldog.
[size – quality – color – color]
A wonderful old Italian clock.
[opinion – age – origin]
A big square blue box.
[dimension – shape – color]
A disgusting pink. plastic ornament.
[opinion – color – material]
Some slim new. French trousers.
[dimension – age – origin]
I bought a pair of black. leather shoes.
[color – material]

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💬Let someone down💬


✍️Means: To disappoint someone.

🍹Examples:

✍️ You were the only one that could help, but you let me down.

✍️Jenny always felt pressure not to let down her parents in her studies.

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🥇skate on thin ice

✍🏻Meaning: to be in a risky situation.

👉🏻I try to stay well informed so I don’t end up skating on thin ice when the teacher asks me a question.

👉🏻You are skating on thin ice when you ask me that!

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🥇put something on ice and put something on the b
ack burner🥇

✍🏻Meaning: to delay or postpone something; to put something on hold.

For example:

👉🏻I’m afraid that we’ll have
to put your project on ice for a while.

👉🏻Just put your idea on ice and keep it there till we get some money.

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🥇Write vs. Right🥇


🔸“Write” is a verb, to express in writing.

👉🏻For Example:-

“I want to learn how to write well.”
“Did you write this? Write a letter to Mom”


🔸“Right” is an adjective, correct, justified, suitable, opposite of left.


👉🏻For Example:-
“The little boy knew right versus wrong.”
“It’s the right way to do things.”


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💢Idiom

⭕️ dress to nines

👉Meaning: wearing very fashionable clothes

🔰I'm going to dress to nines because it's my brother's wedding
🔰میخوام حسابی تیپ بزنم چون عروسی برادرمه

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💢Idiom
⭕️Hard to swallow

👉Meaning: difficult to believe

📕your story is hard to swallow but I'm beginning to believe it.
📕باور کردن داستانت خیلی سخته ولی دارم باورش میکنم.



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⭕️The difference between " To" & "For"

👉When to use "to":

‼️Use "to" when there is some kind of transfer happening or something is being moved from one place to another. "To" expresses direction.

👉Examples :

📒"We went from the restaurant to the party."
📒"Talk to your teacher and get more information about the exam."
📒"I go to the office every morning at 9am."
📒"He sold his car to me for $5,000."

👉When to use "for":

‼️Use "for" when something is being done to benefit something or someone else.

‼️Use "for" when you are trying to express purpose or the reason that something is happening

👉Examples:

📒"I bought this gift for you."
📒"He runs for his health."
📒"Bring this tea upstairs for your grandmother."
📒"Buckle up for safety."

👉 Now compare both:

📒"My friend brought lunch to me." (My friend physically carried the lunch and delivered it to me)

versus

📒"My friend brought lunch for me." (My friend paid for my lunch because he wanted to do something nice for me)

📒"I made a quick phone call to my mom." (I called with the intention of speaking with my mom)

versus

📒"I made a quick phone call for my mom." (My mom wasn't able to make the call so I made the call for her)


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❇️ کاربردهای کلمه “wish” به معنای خواستن، آرزو، میل داشتن

🔷 Wish + to + infinitive

همان معادل want to است اما کمتر رایج است و رسمی تر.

👉 I wish to see the manager.

🔷 wish + somebody + something

تقدیم آرزوهای خوب برای دیگران

👉 I wish you all the best in your new job.

🔶 همانند مثال اخیر را میتوان همراه با فعل نیز به کار برد، که در آن صورت بایستی از hope استفاده نماییم.

👉 We wish you the best of luck.
👉We hope you have the best of luck.


🔷 Wish + would / could
صحبت درباره ی آرزوها و تمایلات آینده

👉 I don’t like my work. I wish I could get a better job.
👉 That’s a dreadful noise. I wish it would stop.

🔷 Wish + (that) + past simple
صحبت درباره ی شرایطی که نسبت به آن پشیمان هستیم و تمایل داریم در حال یا آینده، متفاوت از گذشته باشند.

👉 I wish that I had a big house (I don't have a big house, but it's a nice idea!).

👉 I wish that we didn't need to work today (we do need to work today, unfortunately).

🔑نکته : در اکثر متون و مکالمات رسمی انگلیسی، مشاهده خواهید کرد که به جای was از were استفاده می شود، لذا هر دو مورد صحیح می باشند.

👉 I wish I were rich.
👉 I wish I was rich.


🔷 Wish + (that) + past perfect
صحبت درباره ی موقعیتی که در گذشته اتفاق افتاده است و ما نسبت به آن پشیمانیم.

👉 I wish that I had studied harder at school. (I didn't study hard at school, and now I'm sorry about it.)

👉I wish that I hadn't eaten so much yesterday! (But I did eat a lot yesterday. Now I think it wasn't a good idea.)

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⭕️Prepositions "On," "At," and "In"

➡️A preposition is a word that links a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to some other part of the sentence.

🔸Prepositions can be tricky for English learners. There is no definite rule or formula for choosing a preposition. In the beginning stage of learning the language, you should try to identify a preposition when reading or listening in English and recognize its usage.

📝Example:
to the office
at the desk
on the table
in an hour
about myself

🔸A preposition is used to show direction, location, or time, or to introduce an object.

▪️Here are a few common prepositions and examples.

🔸"On"

▫️Used to express a surface of something:

📝Example:
I put an egg on the kitchen table.
The paper is on my desk.

▫️Used to specify days and dates:

📝Example:
The garbage truck comes on Wednesdays.
I was born on the 14th day of June in 1988.

▫️Used to indicate a device or machine, such as a phone or computer:

📝Example:
He is on the phone right now.
She has been on the computer since this morning.
My favorite movie will be on TV tonight.

▫️Used to indicate a part of the body:

📝Example:
The stick hit me on my shoulder.
He kissed me on my cheek.
I wear a ring on my finger.

▫️Used to indicate the state of something:

📝Example:
Everything in this store is on sale.
The building is on fire.

🔸"At"

▫️Used to point out specific time:

📝Example:
I will meet you at 12 p.m.
The bus will stop here at 5:45 p.m.

▫️Used to indicate a place:

📝Example:
There is a party at the club house.
There were hundreds of people at the park.
We saw a baseball game at the stadium.

▫️Used to indicate an email address:

📝Example:
Please email me at abc@defg.com .

▫️Used to indicate an activity:

📝Example:
He laughed at my acting.
I am good at drawing a portrait.

🔸"In"

▫️Used for unspecific times during a day, month, season, year:

📝Example:
She always reads newspapers in the morning.
In the summer, we have a rainy season for three weeks.
The new semester will start in March.

▫️Used to indicate a location or place:

📝Example:
She looked me directly in the eyes.
I am currently staying in a hotel.
My hometown is Los Angeles, which is in California.

▫️Used to indicate a shape, color, or size:

📝Example:
This painting is mostly in blue.
The students stood in a circle.
This jacket comes in four different sizes.

▫️Used to express while doing something:

📝Example:
In preparing for the final report, we revised the tone three times.
A catch phrase needs to be impressive in marketing a product.

▫️Used to indicate a belief, opinion, interest, or feeling:

📝Example:
I believe in the next life.
We are not interested in gambling.


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