“I did well” = I succeeded; I got a good score. 💯

“I did good” = I did acts of kindness.

Do *well* on exams 👍; do *good* to others. 🙆

#Vocabulary

I like to read. → ✔️

I like reading. → ✔️

He dislikes singing. → ✔️

However,

He DISLIKES TO sing. → ❌

#Grammar

SINGULAR → PLURAL:

Knife 🔪 → knives. 🔪🔪

Wife 👰 → wives. 👰👰

Life → lives.

However,

Fife (a flute) → *fifes*, not “fives.”

#Grammar

“Motherly,” “lonely,” “friendly,” “neighborly,” and “lovely” are some -ly words that are NOT adverbs. 🙅

They’re ADJECTIVES. 💡

#Vocabulary

🔴More phrases and idioms :

✳️in the black
If a person or a company is in the black, their assets are greater than their debts.

✳️in the red
If a person or a company is in the red, their debts are greater than their assets.

✳️in the dark
if you are in the dark about something,it means you know NOTHING!

✳️in the long run
in the long run MEANS over a long period of time.

#idiomatic_expressions

✳️DRIER (adj.) = more dry.

✳️DRYER (n.) = machine that dries clothes, hair, etc.

My dryer makes my hair drier than the Sahara Desert. ☀

#Vocabulary

🔴"Far cry from” = very different from

#idiomatic_expressions

Workout → noun: My *workout* at the gym was intense. 💪💦

Work out → verb phrase: *Work out* this problem: 1⃣ ➕ 1⃣ =❓; Let’s *work out*! 🏋

Do NOT add apostrophes to possessive pronouns! 🙅

His → ✔

His’ / His’s → ❌

Ours → ✔

Our’s / Ours’ → X

Yours → ✔

Your’s → ❌

#Grammar

Confluence = where two rivers meet; act of merging ↗↖

Influence = (n.) control; authority; (v.) affect, guide, sway

Affluence = wealth 💰

#Vocabulary

Noticeable → ✔

Noticable → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)

Definitely → ✔

Definately → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)

Separate → ✔

Seperate → ❌. (ಠ_ಠ)

The plural of “gymnasium” is “gymnasiums” 🏀 or “gymnasia.”

The same idea applies to “stadium”: both “stadiums” ⚽ and “stadia” are correct.

#Grammar

Should of → ❌

Could of → ❌

Would of → ❌

Should have → ✔️

Should’ve → ✔️

Could have → ✔️

Could’ve → ✔️

Would have → ✔️

Would’ve → ✔️

#Grammar