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🤓 Let’s learn about the and zero articles. 👀 Look at the images and complete this sentence:⁣

I’ve just arrived in _____ 🇺🇸 United States! ⁣

1. the⁣
2. (zero article)⁣

Visit our website for more information on using zero articles. Click on the ink in our bio.⁠ ⁣
Do you get 🫤 confused about the difference between 'stop doing' and 'stop to do'? Yes? Stop what you are doing right now and 👀 read this quick tip from Beth! ⁣

Then tell us if this sentence is CORRECT or INCORRECT!⁣

I stopped to 🚬 smoke for 10 years. ⁣

EXTRA: If you want to 📚 learn more about verbs that change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or infinitive verb, 👀 watch this Masterclass with Sian. Link in bio.⁠⁣

Do you have a good sense of 😂 humour? In our NEW easy podcast Neil and Beth 🗣️ talk all about their personalities and interests.⁣

Listen to the podcast to learn to talk all about 🫵 yourself!⁣

Click on the link in our bio to 🎧 listen on our website.⁣

And follow the Learning Easy English 🎙️ podcast on your podcast app so you don’t miss an episode!
We use the indefinite article a lot in English, but it’s easy to get confused about which one to use! 😵‍💫 Is it ‘an university’ or ‘a university’? 🤔 Find out with our quick grammar explanation and quiz! 😀 Swipe through the images to learn and test yourself. 🫵

Quick quiz – We can meet at _____ hour that suits you.⁣
1) a⁣
2) an⁣

Tell us your answers in the comments! We’ll reveal the correct sentence later.⁣

(images: Getty)⁣
The word ‘hairdryer’ is a compound noun, meaning that it is a word made up of two existing words – hair and dryer - but do you know where the stress goes? 🤔 We’ll tell you the correct answer later. 🥰

(image: Getty)⁣

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🤔 What’s wrong with this sentence? George is here to help! Make sure you watch to the end to find out how to fix it!