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✨ *Disturb* 🆚 *Bother* 🆚 *Annoy*
🔻Disturb = interrupt someone while they’re working, etc.
🔸 Don't disturb your father now. He's busy.
🔻Bother = make someone uncomfortable
🔸There are quite a few unexplained matters in this case that bother me.
🔻Annoy = make someone angry
🔸If you want to annoy Mr Ahmed, just ring his front doorbell.
#Confusing_words
✨ *Back* 🆚 *Again*
🔻Back = returned someone’s hospitality
🔸 Sue invited us to dinner last month; it's time we invited her back.
🔻Again = on another occasion
🔸We enjoyed having our neighbours to dinner and we must invite them again
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✨ *Disturb* 🆚 *Bother* 🆚 *Annoy*
🔻Disturb = interrupt someone while they’re working, etc.
🔸 Don't disturb your father now. He's busy.
🔻Bother = make someone uncomfortable
🔸There are quite a few unexplained matters in this case that bother me.
🔻Annoy = make someone angry
🔸If you want to annoy Mr Ahmed, just ring his front doorbell.
#Confusing_words
✨ *Back* 🆚 *Again*
🔻Back = returned someone’s hospitality
🔸 Sue invited us to dinner last month; it's time we invited her back.
🔻Again = on another occasion
🔸We enjoyed having our neighbours to dinner and we must invite them again
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*Question formation :*
1/ *when* : 👉 time
® I get up at six o'clock.
® when does it rain?
It rains in July.
2/ *Where*: 👉 place.
® Where do you live?
I live in England.
® where is the book?
It's on the table.
3/ *who* :👉 subject ( human beings)
® who does this home work?
John does.
® who broke the desk?
The pupil did.
4/ *whose*:👉 possessive.
® whose pen is this?
It's my friend's.
® whose shirts are these?
They are mine / yours /his /hers / ours / theirs.
5/ *why* : 👉 ® reason.
Why did he go to the doctor?
Because he was sick.
® why do we go to school?
To learn.
6/ *Which*: 👉 choice.
® which book is yours. this or that?
That one.
® which is your favorite subject?
It's English.
7/ *what*: 👉 action /description /definition /job /.
® what are they doing?
They are swimming.
® what color is your shirt?
It's white.
® what is your name?
My name is John.
® what are you?
I'm a teacher.
8/ *How*: 👉 quality and quantity.
® How do you come to school?
I come by bus.
How old are you?
I'm 22 years old.
9/ *How many*: 👉 countable nouns.
® How many books have you got?
I have hot ten books.
® How many people are there?
There are a lot of people.
10/ *How long* : 👉 period.
® How long do you stay there?
Tow years.
11/ *How far* : 👉 distance.
® How far is Atbara?
It's about 300 kilometers.
® How far is Halfa?
It's along way.
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English Grammar
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*Question formation :*
1/ *when* : 👉 time
® I get up at six o'clock.
® when does it rain?
It rains in July.
2/ *Where*: 👉 place.
® Where do you live?
I live in England.
® where is the book?
It's on the table.
3/ *who* :👉 subject ( human beings)
® who does this home work?
John does.
® who broke the desk?
The pupil did.
4/ *whose*:👉 possessive.
® whose pen is this?
It's my friend's.
® whose shirts are these?
They are mine / yours /his /hers / ours / theirs.
5/ *why* : 👉 ® reason.
Why did he go to the doctor?
Because he was sick.
® why do we go to school?
To learn.
6/ *Which*: 👉 choice.
® which book is yours. this or that?
That one.
® which is your favorite subject?
It's English.
7/ *what*: 👉 action /description /definition /job /.
® what are they doing?
They are swimming.
® what color is your shirt?
It's white.
® what is your name?
My name is John.
® what are you?
I'm a teacher.
8/ *How*: 👉 quality and quantity.
® How do you come to school?
I come by bus.
How old are you?
I'm 22 years old.
9/ *How many*: 👉 countable nouns.
® How many books have you got?
I have hot ten books.
® How many people are there?
There are a lot of people.
10/ *How long* : 👉 period.
® How long do you stay there?
Tow years.
11/ *How far* : 👉 distance.
® How far is Atbara?
It's about 300 kilometers.
® How far is Halfa?
It's along way.
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●COMPARATIVE VS SUPERLATIVE:
¤Comparative adjectives
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern:
¤Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
¤For Examples:
1. Ali is taller than Ibrahim.
2. Mark is smarter than Jackson. He solved all mathematics exercises in short time.
3. Angela is happier than Jasmine because she is so sad.
4. Fredric is weaker than Patrick, and that's why he lost to him.
¤Superlative adjectives
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
¤Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
¤For Examples:
1. The 2nd World War is the deadliest war we have ever seen.
2. The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins.
3. The Katy Freeway is the widest in the world.
4. Joaquin Phoenix Wins The Best Actor Oscar for "Joker" 2020.
¤And these forms go with one syllable words to use in comparative forms and superlative ones, but for the two or three syllables words like the power, beautiful, boring, exciting, interesting, and expensive, for example:
1. Harry is the most powerful figure in his class.
Harry is more powerful than Alex and Jack.
But you can't say Harry is powerer than ....
Or Harry is the powerest figure of all.
2. Susan is the most beautiful woman in her state.
Susan is more beautiful than jennifer.
While beautiful is a word and the suffix -est can be added to the end of various adjectives to make them superlative, 'beautifulest' is not a word, but you can't say Susan is beautifuler than bla bla blah.
●And that's all of it, I hope that I have given you the most important points to understand them very well
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¤Comparative adjectives
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern:
¤Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).
¤For Examples:
1. Ali is taller than Ibrahim.
2. Mark is smarter than Jackson. He solved all mathematics exercises in short time.
3. Angela is happier than Jasmine because she is so sad.
4. Fredric is weaker than Patrick, and that's why he lost to him.
¤Superlative adjectives
Superlative adjectives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
¤Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
¤For Examples:
1. The 2nd World War is the deadliest war we have ever seen.
2. The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins.
3. The Katy Freeway is the widest in the world.
4. Joaquin Phoenix Wins The Best Actor Oscar for "Joker" 2020.
¤And these forms go with one syllable words to use in comparative forms and superlative ones, but for the two or three syllables words like the power, beautiful, boring, exciting, interesting, and expensive, for example:
1. Harry is the most powerful figure in his class.
Harry is more powerful than Alex and Jack.
But you can't say Harry is powerer than ....
Or Harry is the powerest figure of all.
2. Susan is the most beautiful woman in her state.
Susan is more beautiful than jennifer.
While beautiful is a word and the suffix -est can be added to the end of various adjectives to make them superlative, 'beautifulest' is not a word, but you can't say Susan is beautifuler than bla bla blah.
●And that's all of it, I hope that I have given you the most important points to understand them very well
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✨ Using the wrong preposition and corrections for them:
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Always use 'spend on', not 'spend for'.
❌DON'T SAY: He spends a lot of time for his car.
✅SAY: He spends a lot of time on his car
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Always use 'tired of', not 'tired from'
❌DON'T SAY: I am tired from eating burgers.
✅SAY: I am tired of eating burgers.
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✨ Using the wrong preposition and corrections for them:
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Always use 'spend on', not 'spend for'.
❌DON'T SAY: He spends a lot of time for his car.
✅SAY: He spends a lot of time on his car
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Always use 'tired of', not 'tired from'
❌DON'T SAY: I am tired from eating burgers.
✅SAY: I am tired of eating burgers.
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Distance yourself from people who:
📍Disrespect you
📍Mistreat others
📍Are abusive
📍Lie to you
📍Are negative
📍Have no goals
📍Use you
📍Put you down
You need to associate with people who:
📍Inspire you
📍challenge you to raise higher
📍People that make you better.
📍Disrespect you
📍Mistreat others
📍Are abusive
📍Lie to you
📍Are negative
📍Have no goals
📍Use you
📍Put you down
You need to associate with people who:
📍Inspire you
📍challenge you to raise higher
📍People that make you better.
🏆 Ways to Say Pretty
🏅Beautiful
🏅Handsome
🏅Fair
🏅Fine
🏅Adorable
🏅Glamorous
🏅Alluring
🏅Picture-perfect
🏅Gorgeous
🏅Lovely
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🏅Beautiful
🏅Handsome
🏅Fair
🏅Fine
🏅Adorable
🏅Glamorous
🏅Alluring
🏅Picture-perfect
🏅Gorgeous
🏅Lovely
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴅᴇɢᴇ ʜᴜʙ
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🏆 Ways to Say Good
🏅 Well
🏅 Fine
🏅 Great
🏅 Acceptable
🏅 Agreeable
🏅 okay
🏅 All Right
🏅 Nice
🏅 Satisfied
🏅 Positive
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🏅 Well
🏅 Fine
🏅 Great
🏅 Acceptable
🏅 Agreeable
🏅 okay
🏅 All Right
🏅 Nice
🏅 Satisfied
🏅 Positive
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴅᴇɢᴇ ʜᴜʙ
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🏆 Ways to Say 🗣 Tired
🏅Fatigued
🏅Wom out
🏅Exhausted
🏅Weary
🏅lnactive
🏅Frail
🏅Weak
🏅Sleepy
🏅Droopy
🏅Bored
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🏅Fatigued
🏅Wom out
🏅Exhausted
🏅Weary
🏅lnactive
🏅Frail
🏅Weak
🏅Sleepy
🏅Droopy
🏅Bored
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴅᴇɢᴇ ʜᴜʙ
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🏆 Ways to Say 🗣 Big
🏅Huge
🏅Giant
🏅Gigantic
🏅Enormous
🏅Large
🏅Gargantuan
🏅Tremendous
🏅Colossal
🏅Massive
🏅Humongous
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🏅Huge
🏅Giant
🏅Gigantic
🏅Enormous
🏅Large
🏅Gargantuan
🏅Tremendous
🏅Colossal
🏅Massive
🏅Humongous
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🏆 Ways to Say 🗣 Small
🏅 Teeny
🏅 Tiny
🏅 Miniature
🏅 Little
🏅Wee
🏅Baby
🏅ltty-bitty
🏅Mini
🏅Petite
🏅Teensy
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴅᴇɢᴇ ʜᴜʙ
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
🏅 Teeny
🏅 Tiny
🏅 Miniature
🏅 Little
🏅Wee
🏅Baby
🏅ltty-bitty
🏅Mini
🏅Petite
🏅Teensy
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴅᴇɢᴇ ʜᴜʙ
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📚map out
📌Meaning
If you map out something, you plan in detail the future of something.
▪️Synonym
plan
🛑For example
✳️map out sth Before he'd even finished high school, Ali's father had mapped out his future for him.
✳️map sth out Lisa has mapped a career out for herself in music, and she's determined to work hard and make it happen.
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📚map out
📌Meaning
If you map out something, you plan in detail the future of something.
▪️Synonym
plan
🛑For example
✳️map out sth Before he'd even finished high school, Ali's father had mapped out his future for him.
✳️map sth out Lisa has mapped a career out for herself in music, and she's determined to work hard and make it happen.
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*Noun*
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📌Nouns refer to persons, animals, places, things, ideas, or events, etc. Nouns encompass most of the words of a language.
Noun can be a/an -
📌 *Person* – a name for a person: - Max, Julie, Catherine, Michel, Bob, etc.
*📌Animal*– a name for an animal: - dog, cat, cow, kangaroo, etc.
*📌Place* – a name for a place: - London, Australia, Canada, Mumbai, etc.
*📌Thing* – a name for a thing: - bat, ball, chair, door, house, computer, etc
📌 *Idea*– A name for an idea: - devotion, superstition, happiness, excitement, etc.
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*Noun*
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📌Nouns refer to persons, animals, places, things, ideas, or events, etc. Nouns encompass most of the words of a language.
Noun can be a/an -
📌 *Person* – a name for a person: - Max, Julie, Catherine, Michel, Bob, etc.
*📌Animal*– a name for an animal: - dog, cat, cow, kangaroo, etc.
*📌Place* – a name for a place: - London, Australia, Canada, Mumbai, etc.
*📌Thing* – a name for a thing: - bat, ball, chair, door, house, computer, etc
📌 *Idea*– A name for an idea: - devotion, superstition, happiness, excitement, etc.
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*For Beginners.*
📘 *#All vs #Every vs #Whole.*
✅These three words are very similar in their meanings, but they are used in different ways. They mean the total amount of something.
*1. Every.*
✅Every is usually followed by singular countable nouns. It means 'each one without exception'.
🔹I play video games every day
🔹I have watched every match my team has played
*2. All.*
✅The word all is usually followed by plural countable nouns or uncountable nouns. All means 'the whole amount of something'
🔸All the students are studying for their exams at the moment.
🔸You say that all the time!
*3. Whole.*
✅Whole is followed by singular countable nouns or uncountable nouns. It means ‘the complete amount of something’ .
🔹I ate the whole dessert really quickly.
🔹I've worked the whole day on this presentation.
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*For Beginners.*
📘 *#All vs #Every vs #Whole.*
✅These three words are very similar in their meanings, but they are used in different ways. They mean the total amount of something.
*1. Every.*
✅Every is usually followed by singular countable nouns. It means 'each one without exception'.
🔹I play video games every day
🔹I have watched every match my team has played
*2. All.*
✅The word all is usually followed by plural countable nouns or uncountable nouns. All means 'the whole amount of something'
🔸All the students are studying for their exams at the moment.
🔸You say that all the time!
*3. Whole.*
✅Whole is followed by singular countable nouns or uncountable nouns. It means ‘the complete amount of something’ .
🔹I ate the whole dessert really quickly.
🔹I've worked the whole day on this presentation.
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As is a preposition or a conjunction.
As as a preposition
We use as with a noun to refer to the role or purpose of a person or thing:
I worked as a waiter when I was a student. Most of us did.
Not: I worked like a waiter …
[The Daily Telegraph is a British newspaper]
The Daily Telegraph appointed Trevor Grove as its Sunday editor.
Internet shopping is seen as a cheaper alternative to shopping on the high street.
A sarong is essential holiday gear. It can be used as a beach towel, wrap, dress or scarf and will take up no space in your bag.
Warning:
We don’t use as + noun to mean ‘similar to’. We use like + noun:
It’s almost like a real beach, but it’s actually artificial.
Not: It’s almost as a real beach …
I would like to have a white cat like the one in my dream.
Not: … as the one in my dream
See also:
Like
As as a conjunction
The conjunction as has several different meanings. We use as when one event happens while another is in progress (‘during the time that’). In this case the verb after is often in the continuous form:
They arrived as we were leaving. (time conjunction meaning ‘while’ or ‘when’)
We use as to connect a result with a cause:
I went to bed at 9 pm as I had a plane to catch at 6 am. (reason and result meaning ‘because’)
We also use as to mean ‘in the way that’:
As the forecast predicted, the weather was dreadful for the whole of the weekend.
She arrived early, as I expected.
The same as
We use as with the same to talk about identical things:
Your jacket is the same colour as mine.
See also:
Same, similar, identical
As: simultaneous changes
We use as to introduce two events happening at the same time. After as with this meaning, we usually use a simple (rather than continuous) form of the verb:
As the show increases in popularity, more and more tickets are sold daily.
As as a preposition
We use as with a noun to refer to the role or purpose of a person or thing:
I worked as a waiter when I was a student. Most of us did.
Not: I worked like a waiter …
[The Daily Telegraph is a British newspaper]
The Daily Telegraph appointed Trevor Grove as its Sunday editor.
Internet shopping is seen as a cheaper alternative to shopping on the high street.
A sarong is essential holiday gear. It can be used as a beach towel, wrap, dress or scarf and will take up no space in your bag.
Warning:
We don’t use as + noun to mean ‘similar to’. We use like + noun:
It’s almost like a real beach, but it’s actually artificial.
Not: It’s almost as a real beach …
I would like to have a white cat like the one in my dream.
Not: … as the one in my dream
See also:
Like
As as a conjunction
The conjunction as has several different meanings. We use as when one event happens while another is in progress (‘during the time that’). In this case the verb after is often in the continuous form:
They arrived as we were leaving. (time conjunction meaning ‘while’ or ‘when’)
We use as to connect a result with a cause:
I went to bed at 9 pm as I had a plane to catch at 6 am. (reason and result meaning ‘because’)
We also use as to mean ‘in the way that’:
As the forecast predicted, the weather was dreadful for the whole of the weekend.
She arrived early, as I expected.
The same as
We use as with the same to talk about identical things:
Your jacket is the same colour as mine.
See also:
Same, similar, identical
As: simultaneous changes
We use as to introduce two events happening at the same time. After as with this meaning, we usually use a simple (rather than continuous) form of the verb:
As the show increases in popularity, more and more tickets are sold daily.
heavy - ثقيل
أمثلة على المتلازمات اللفظية:
heavy smoker = مدخّن مفرط/ شره
heavy traffic = طريق مزدحم / ازدحام مروري
heavy meal = وجبة دسمة
heavy taxes = ضرائب باهظة
heavy sleep = نوم عميق
heavy fog = ضباب كثيف
heavy fighting = شجار عنيف / محتدم
heavy sea = بحر هائج / متلاطم الأمواج
heavy road = طريق وعر
heavy loss = خسارة فادحة
heavy rain = أمطار غزيرة
heavy eyes = أعين ناعسة
heavy task = عمل شاق
heavy crop = محصول وفير
heavy turnout = تحوّل كبير
heavy activity = نشاط مكثف
heavy punch = ضربة قوية
heavy army = جيش مجهز بأسلحة ثقيلة
heavy duty product = منتج شديد التحمل
heavy investor = مستثمر كبير
heavy matter = مسألة خطيرة
heavy lines = خطوط عريضة
heavy layer = طبقة كثيفة
heavy fragrance = عطر قوي
heavy material = مادة صعبة دراستها
heavy tree = شجرة غنية بالثمار
heavy heart = قلب حزين / مفطور
heavy news = أخبار شؤم / نذير
heavy land = أرض منحدرة
heavy industry = صناعة واسعة النطاق
heavy breathing = تنفس بصوت مرتفع
heavy role = دور حيوي / مهم
heavy snow = ثلج كثيف
heavy - hearted news = أخبار تفطر القلب
heavy assault = هجوم عنيف
heavy clouds = غيوم مثقلة بالمطر
heavy eater = محب للطعام
Heavy expenditure = مصروفات باهظة
أمثلة على المتلازمات اللفظية:
heavy smoker = مدخّن مفرط/ شره
heavy traffic = طريق مزدحم / ازدحام مروري
heavy meal = وجبة دسمة
heavy taxes = ضرائب باهظة
heavy sleep = نوم عميق
heavy fog = ضباب كثيف
heavy fighting = شجار عنيف / محتدم
heavy sea = بحر هائج / متلاطم الأمواج
heavy road = طريق وعر
heavy loss = خسارة فادحة
heavy rain = أمطار غزيرة
heavy eyes = أعين ناعسة
heavy task = عمل شاق
heavy crop = محصول وفير
heavy turnout = تحوّل كبير
heavy activity = نشاط مكثف
heavy punch = ضربة قوية
heavy army = جيش مجهز بأسلحة ثقيلة
heavy duty product = منتج شديد التحمل
heavy investor = مستثمر كبير
heavy matter = مسألة خطيرة
heavy lines = خطوط عريضة
heavy layer = طبقة كثيفة
heavy fragrance = عطر قوي
heavy material = مادة صعبة دراستها
heavy tree = شجرة غنية بالثمار
heavy heart = قلب حزين / مفطور
heavy news = أخبار شؤم / نذير
heavy land = أرض منحدرة
heavy industry = صناعة واسعة النطاق
heavy breathing = تنفس بصوت مرتفع
heavy role = دور حيوي / مهم
heavy snow = ثلج كثيف
heavy - hearted news = أخبار تفطر القلب
heavy assault = هجوم عنيف
heavy clouds = غيوم مثقلة بالمطر
heavy eater = محب للطعام
Heavy expenditure = مصروفات باهظة
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📔 *reach for the moon | reach for the stars*
📋Meaning
If you reach for the moon, or reach for the stars, you are aiming to achieve something great, or do something very challenging.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣Ever since he was a little boy, Gustav had reached for the moon. It was as if he'd somehow known that he would do great things in his life.
🗣Her father always wanted Sylvia to reach for the stars, but Sylvia just wanted to play with her pets and run around in the woods.
📔 *reach for the moon | reach for the stars*
📋Meaning
If you reach for the moon, or reach for the stars, you are aiming to achieve something great, or do something very challenging.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣Ever since he was a little boy, Gustav had reached for the moon. It was as if he'd somehow known that he would do great things in his life.
🗣Her father always wanted Sylvia to reach for the stars, but Sylvia just wanted to play with her pets and run around in the woods.
🇺🇸SMALL TALK🇺🇸
Leisure Activities #2
A: What kinds of things do you like to do?
B: I've always liked to draw and paint.
A: I didn't know you knew how to draw and paint.
B: I do it every once in a while.
A: How long have you known how to do that?
B: I first learned how to do it in high school.
A: Did you take some sort of art class or something?
B: That was my favorite class.
A: You have got to be talented.
B: Thanks.
A: If only I was talented.
B: You have a talent. You just don't know what it is yet.
Leisure Activities #2
A: What kinds of things do you like to do?
B: I've always liked to draw and paint.
A: I didn't know you knew how to draw and paint.
B: I do it every once in a while.
A: How long have you known how to do that?
B: I first learned how to do it in high school.
A: Did you take some sort of art class or something?
B: That was my favorite class.
A: You have got to be talented.
B: Thanks.
A: If only I was talented.
B: You have a talent. You just don't know what it is yet.
*The mood* in English grammar does not refer to the emotion of the action or anything like that. Instead, the *mood* of the verbs refers to whether or not something is a fact. The intention of the speaker/writer is understood by the mood of the verbs.
In English, there are mainly *three kinds* of mood:
*Indicative mood*
*Imperative mood*
*Subjunctive mood*
Each of the types has a particular function.
*Indicative Mood*
*Indicative mood* tells the reader/listener something factual. This mood is generally used in making a statement or asking for a *statement* by a *question.* The statement can be factual or *presumed to be factual.*
*Example:*
Michel was the greatest musician.
Where are you going?
I am going to Texas.
*Imperative Mood*
*Imperative mood* makes a verb into a command or request. It always uses *the* *second person* as the subject of the sentence and most of the time the subject remains hidden.
*Example:*
Bring the bottle over here.
Make me a cup of tea, please.
Let her take her own decisions. (Here, *‘let’* is the verb of this sentence, not *‘take’.)*
*Subjunctive Mood*
*Subjunctive mood* indicates the possibility, wishes, or hypothetical statements. It is almost the opposite of the *indicative mood.* This mood usually mixes the tense of the verbs and does not follow the common usage of the tense.
*Subjunctive* has some different structures from the other structures of sentences.
*Conditionals* generally use the subjunctive mood.
*Example:*
If you change this dress, I will take you with me.
If I were in your shoes, I would not do it.
If they were in America, they could not escape from it.
If they had taken the vaccine, they would not have been affected.
*Some certain verbs +* the conjunction *that* requires the next clause to use the subjunctive mood and the clause uses the base form of the verb in it.
*The verbs are:*
*Advise – demand – prefer – require – ask – insist Propose – stipulate – command – recommend Suggest – decree – order – request – urge – move*
*Structure:*
*Subject + the verbs of the above box* (any tense) *+ THAT + subject + base verb + . . . . .*
Example:
He insisted that I *stay* at home.
The office requires that we *complete* our work timely.
She commanded that he *stop* drinking alcohol.
I recommend that you *wake* up early.
*Note:* There are some clauses also which require the verb of the next clause to be in base form.
The clauses are:
*It is/was + past participle form of the verb of the above box + THAT*
*It is/was urgent + THAT*
*It is/was necessary + THAT*
*It is/was important + THAT*
Example:
It is important that you *invite* him to the party.
It was necessary that I *make* a fence.
It was recommended that you *meet* the principal.
In English, there are mainly *three kinds* of mood:
*Indicative mood*
*Imperative mood*
*Subjunctive mood*
Each of the types has a particular function.
*Indicative Mood*
*Indicative mood* tells the reader/listener something factual. This mood is generally used in making a statement or asking for a *statement* by a *question.* The statement can be factual or *presumed to be factual.*
*Example:*
Michel was the greatest musician.
Where are you going?
I am going to Texas.
*Imperative Mood*
*Imperative mood* makes a verb into a command or request. It always uses *the* *second person* as the subject of the sentence and most of the time the subject remains hidden.
*Example:*
Bring the bottle over here.
Make me a cup of tea, please.
Let her take her own decisions. (Here, *‘let’* is the verb of this sentence, not *‘take’.)*
*Subjunctive Mood*
*Subjunctive mood* indicates the possibility, wishes, or hypothetical statements. It is almost the opposite of the *indicative mood.* This mood usually mixes the tense of the verbs and does not follow the common usage of the tense.
*Subjunctive* has some different structures from the other structures of sentences.
*Conditionals* generally use the subjunctive mood.
*Example:*
If you change this dress, I will take you with me.
If I were in your shoes, I would not do it.
If they were in America, they could not escape from it.
If they had taken the vaccine, they would not have been affected.
*Some certain verbs +* the conjunction *that* requires the next clause to use the subjunctive mood and the clause uses the base form of the verb in it.
*The verbs are:*
*Advise – demand – prefer – require – ask – insist Propose – stipulate – command – recommend Suggest – decree – order – request – urge – move*
*Structure:*
*Subject + the verbs of the above box* (any tense) *+ THAT + subject + base verb + . . . . .*
Example:
He insisted that I *stay* at home.
The office requires that we *complete* our work timely.
She commanded that he *stop* drinking alcohol.
I recommend that you *wake* up early.
*Note:* There are some clauses also which require the verb of the next clause to be in base form.
The clauses are:
*It is/was + past participle form of the verb of the above box + THAT*
*It is/was urgent + THAT*
*It is/was necessary + THAT*
*It is/was important + THAT*
Example:
It is important that you *invite* him to the party.
It was necessary that I *make* a fence.
It was recommended that you *meet* the principal.
♣ *a lot of, lots of*
🔹These phrases are mainly used in informal English – lots of sounds a bit more informal than a lot of. Both forms are used in singular and in plural sentences.
🔹It is not the phrase a lot of or lots of which determines singular or plural, but the noun of the sentence (here: water and computers).
♦Informal English
▪Singular
🔸- A lot of water is wasted.
🔸- Lots of water is wasted.
▪Plural
🔸- A lot of computers are needed at schools.
🔸- Lots of computers are needed at schools.2. Formal English
♦In formal English
we use plenty of or much and many instead of a lot of/lots of.
▪Singular
🔸Plenty of water is wasted.
🔸Much water is wasted.
▪Plural
🔸Plenty of computers are needed at schools.
🔸Many computers are needed at schools.
🔹These phrases are mainly used in informal English – lots of sounds a bit more informal than a lot of. Both forms are used in singular and in plural sentences.
🔹It is not the phrase a lot of or lots of which determines singular or plural, but the noun of the sentence (here: water and computers).
♦Informal English
▪Singular
🔸- A lot of water is wasted.
🔸- Lots of water is wasted.
▪Plural
🔸- A lot of computers are needed at schools.
🔸- Lots of computers are needed at schools.2. Formal English
♦In formal English
we use plenty of or much and many instead of a lot of/lots of.
▪Singular
🔸Plenty of water is wasted.
🔸Much water is wasted.
▪Plural
🔸Plenty of computers are needed at schools.
🔸Many computers are needed at schools.
📔over your head
📋Meaning
If something you hear or read is over your head, or goes over your head, you don't understand it because the language or the ideas are too advanced for you.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣I tried listening to a show on the radio about modern physics, but most of it was over my head and I gave up after about ten minutes.
🗣Jerry told a really funny joke about the economics of the cheese industry, and it went right over Tom's head. He didn't even smile.
✏️Note
For another idiom with similar wording, but a very different meaning, see the listing for "go over your head".
📋Meaning
If something you hear or read is over your head, or goes over your head, you don't understand it because the language or the ideas are too advanced for you.
🤔For example ⬇️
🗣I tried listening to a show on the radio about modern physics, but most of it was over my head and I gave up after about ten minutes.
🗣Jerry told a really funny joke about the economics of the cheese industry, and it went right over Tom's head. He didn't even smile.
✏️Note
For another idiom with similar wording, but a very different meaning, see the listing for "go over your head".
📒read into
📖Meaning
to believe you've found more meaning in what someone says or does than others have found
🤓For example ⤵️
💬read sth into sth You're reading too much into what he said. I don't think he meant to insult you.
💬be read into sth A lot can be read into what someone says, but it doesn't mean that it's all true.
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📖Meaning
to believe you've found more meaning in what someone says or does than others have found
🤓For example ⤵️
💬read sth into sth You're reading too much into what he said. I don't think he meant to insult you.
💬be read into sth A lot can be read into what someone says, but it doesn't mean that it's all true.
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