American English from Zero

How was 👉 Test "The number of" and "a number of" are phrases often confused due to their similar wording, but they are used differently and have distinct meanings. ### The Number Of Meaning: "The number of" refers to a specific quantity or amount of something. It treats the noun phrase that follows as singular. Rule: When using "the number of," the verb should be singular. Examples: - Correct: The number of students in the class is increasing. - Incorrect: The number of students in the class are increasing. ### A Number Of Meaning: "A number of" means several or many. It is used to indicate that there is more than one of something. It treats the noun phrase that follows as plural. Rule: When using "a number of," the verb should be plural. Examples: - Correct: A number of students are participating in the competition. - Incorrect: A number of students is participating in the competition. ### Summary of Differences - The number of: Singular verb (e.g., The number of books is surprising.) - A number of: Plural verb (e.g., A number of books are on the table.) ### Additional Examples - The number of cars on the road is decreasing due to the new policies. - A number of cars were parked outside the stadium. - The number of people attending the concert is unknown. - A number of people have expressed interest in the event.

Conditional Patterns (If...) ❇️ if + present Simple clause, + will/going to clause ✍🏾 the first conditional for real possibilities 🔹if +possibility in the future +result in the future 👉 If I have enough money next year, I'll buy a house 🔹if +possibility in the present +result in the future 👉If you leave now, you won't be late ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ❇️ if + past Simple clause, + would clause ✍🏾 the second conditional for unreal situations ▪️if +something untrue in the present + impossible result in the present or future 👉If I knew the answer, I would tell you( don't know the answer so I can't tell you) ▪️if + something unlikely in the future + unlikely result in the future 👉If I won the lottery, I'd give up work.(I probably won't win the lottery so I won't give up) ▪️were can be used instead of was 👉If I were rich, I'd buy you a new car.

WHY do smells bring us back to our memories? Scent information flows directly to the hippocampus, forming associative memory, and the amygdala, handling sensory memories and forming emotional memory. From there, the signal goes directly to the thalamus, another region that determines our attention and priorities. That's why we react to smells involuntarily and cannot ignore them. Sight and words have no such privileges.

en‧thu‧si‧as‧m W3 /ɪnˈθjuːziæzəm $ ɪnˈθuː-/ noun . [uncountable] a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and an eagerness to be involved in it: Verb collocations : Meeting these hopeless people can dampen (make my interest less strong) my enthusiasm. I can arouse/ generate an enormous amount of enthusiasm among the students by the new method. I need to fire her enthusiasm by some motivational courses . Your enthusiasm should be fired up with new gifts. I will turn my charm on and let everyone got enthusiastic infectiously.

اظهار فرحة العيد من شعائر الدين ، حتى لو كانت الهموم تتساقط على روحك تذكروا قول الله سبحان وتعالى:

"ومن يعظم شعائر الله فإنها من تقوى القلوب"

"الفرح بالعيد عباده وسنه و اقتداء، افرحوا بتمام النعمه و كبروا الله على ما هداكم وكونوا لفضله من الشاكرين ... Showing the joy of Eid is one of the rituals of religion, even if worries are falling on your soul. Remember the words of God Almighty:

“And whoever venerates the rituals of God, then it is from the piety of hearts.”

“Joy in Eid is its worship, its practice, and its imitation. Rejoice in the fullness of grace And glorify God for having guided you and be thankful for His bounty 🤍! ...

Eid Mubarak ❤️