Forwarded from Omar Alamri
The following sentence may be interpreted in two ways. Mention the two possible meanings.
He might have realized that you were pulling his leg.
He might have realized that you were pulling his leg.
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
1 It is possible that he realized.
2 H ought to have realized.
2 H ought to have realized.
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
The following sentence may be interpreted in two ways. Mention the two possible meanings.
Will you call on him and tell him?
Will you call on him and tell him?
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
1 Is this what you intend to do?
2 Would you do this for me (please)?
2 Would you do this for me (please)?
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
The following sentence may be interpreted in two ways. Mention the two possible meanings.
She burned his last letter, in which he had proposed to her, so that no one could ever discover the truth.
She burned his last letter, in which he had proposed to her, so that no one could ever discover the truth.
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
1 So that . . . expresses her purpose in burning the letter.
2 So that . . . expresses the result of her burning the letter.
2 So that . . . expresses the result of her burning the letter.
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
The following sentence may be interpreted in two ways. Mention the two possible meanings.
We felt sure they would arrive in time.
We felt sure they would arrive in time.
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
1 In time = eventually, sooner or later.
2 In time = early enough .
2 In time = early enough .
This media is not supported in your browser
VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
The following sentence may be interpreted in two ways. Mention the two possible meanings.
After the marathon race the runners were very tired, if not exhausted.
After the marathon race the runners were very tired, if not exhausted.
Forwarded from Omar Alamri
1 They were very tired, though perhaps not exhausted.
2 They were very tired, and perhaps even exhausted.
2 They were very tired, and perhaps even exhausted.
✨Snuggle
#verb
[intransitive usually + adv/prep]
UK,US /ˈsnʌɡ.əl/
يشد نفسه اليه ؛ يتكبب ؛ يتكرفس ؛ يجمع أطرافه ؛ يقترب من شخص/شيء للدف ء
= to move yourself into a warm and comfortable position, especially one in which your body is against another person or covered by something:
🔹The child snuggled up to her mother to get warm.
#Vocabulary
@PMPerfect1
#verb
[intransitive usually + adv/prep]
UK,US /ˈsnʌɡ.əl/
يشد نفسه اليه ؛ يتكبب ؛ يتكرفس ؛ يجمع أطرافه ؛ يقترب من شخص/شيء للدف ء
= to move yourself into a warm and comfortable position, especially one in which your body is against another person or covered by something:
🔹The child snuggled up to her mother to get warm.
#Vocabulary
@PMPerfect1
Show the differences:
1- I'll see him about it tomorrow.
2- I'll be seeing him about it tomorrow.
3- I'm seeing him about it tomorrow.
1- I'll see him about it tomorrow.
2- I'll be seeing him about it tomorrow.
3- I'm seeing him about it tomorrow.
In 1 the speaker is making a promise or announcing a decision about his future actions, whereas in 2 the speaker suggests that 'seeing him' will occur as a part of the normal pattern of events. 3, on the other hand, suggests that the event is part of a specially pre-arranged plan.
✨Surveillance
sur‧veil‧lance /səˈveɪləns $ sər-/ BrE AmE #noun [uncountable]
= the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected:
🔹More banks are now installing surveillance cameras.
🧩#Common_collocations with “surveillance”
#Vocabulary
@PMPerfect1
sur‧veil‧lance /səˈveɪləns $ sər-/ BrE AmE #noun [uncountable]
= the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected:
🔹More banks are now installing surveillance cameras.
🧩#Common_collocations with “surveillance”
#Vocabulary
@PMPerfect1
✨Come to pass
= to happen; to take place; to occur
🔹Our only hope now is that these dire predictions will not come to pass, but can be avoided somehow.
🔹When it finally came to pass, it almost felt like a letdown.
🔹And when do you think all these good things will come to pass?
#Phrase
@PMPerfect1
= to happen; to take place; to occur
🔹Our only hope now is that these dire predictions will not come to pass, but can be avoided somehow.
🔹When it finally came to pass, it almost felt like a letdown.
🔹And when do you think all these good things will come to pass?
#Phrase
@PMPerfect1