#️⃣#Among /əˈmʌŋ/ (also a‧mongst /əˈmʌŋst/) #preposition
1️⃣in or through the middle of a group of people or things:
🔹The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd.
🔹I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes.
🔹We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes.
🔹She began rummaging among the books on her desk.
2️⃣with a particular group of people:
🔹Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.
3️⃣used to say that many people in a group have the same feeling or opinion, or that something affects many people in a group:
🔹The problem is causing widespread concern among scientists.
🔹The general opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened.
🔹The changes will mean 7,000 job losses among railway workers.
4️⃣used to talk about a particular person, thing, or group as belonging to a larger group:
🔹She was the eldest among them.
🔹Innocent civilians were among the casualties.
🔹My grandfather had among his possessions a portrait by Matisse.
🔹Representatives were chosen by the students from among themselves.
5️⃣among other things / places / factors etc used to say that you are only mentioning one or two people or things out of a much larger group:
🔹At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Japan.
6️⃣if something is divided or shared among a group of people, each person is given a part of it:
🔹A father’s property was divided among his heirs.
7️⃣among yourselves / ourselves / themselves with each other:
🔹The allies found it hard to agree among themselves.
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1️⃣in or through the middle of a group of people or things:
🔹The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd.
🔹I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes.
🔹We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes.
🔹She began rummaging among the books on her desk.
2️⃣with a particular group of people:
🔹Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.
3️⃣used to say that many people in a group have the same feeling or opinion, or that something affects many people in a group:
🔹The problem is causing widespread concern among scientists.
🔹The general opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened.
🔹The changes will mean 7,000 job losses among railway workers.
4️⃣used to talk about a particular person, thing, or group as belonging to a larger group:
🔹She was the eldest among them.
🔹Innocent civilians were among the casualties.
🔹My grandfather had among his possessions a portrait by Matisse.
🔹Representatives were chosen by the students from among themselves.
5️⃣among other things / places / factors etc used to say that you are only mentioning one or two people or things out of a much larger group:
🔹At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Japan.
6️⃣if something is divided or shared among a group of people, each person is given a part of it:
🔹A father’s property was divided among his heirs.
7️⃣among yourselves / ourselves / themselves with each other:
🔹The allies found it hard to agree among themselves.
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#️⃣#Since /sɪns/ #preposition, #conjunction, #adverb
✨Since can be used in the following ways:
🚩as a preposition (followed by a noun):
🔹Everything has changed so much since last spring.
🚩as an adverb (without a following noun):
🔹She left home in 1993 and hasn’t been seen since.
🚩as a conjunction (connecting two clauses):
🔹Paul’s had several different jobs since he left school.
🔹Since there’s no more business, we can all go home.
🚩When since is used for talking about time, the verb in the main clause of the sentence is usually in the present perfect or past perfect tense:
🔹It hasn’t rained since the end of July.
🔹He had been composing music since he was ten years old.
🚩Sometimes the present simple or past simple is used in the main clause:
🔹It’s over twenty years since we last met.
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✨Since can be used in the following ways:
🚩as a preposition (followed by a noun):
🔹Everything has changed so much since last spring.
🚩as an adverb (without a following noun):
🔹She left home in 1993 and hasn’t been seen since.
🚩as a conjunction (connecting two clauses):
🔹Paul’s had several different jobs since he left school.
🔹Since there’s no more business, we can all go home.
🚩When since is used for talking about time, the verb in the main clause of the sentence is usually in the present perfect or past perfect tense:
🔹It hasn’t rained since the end of July.
🔹He had been composing music since he was ten years old.
🚩Sometimes the present simple or past simple is used in the main clause:
🔹It’s over twenty years since we last met.
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✨Above = too good for
Above can be used in the following ways:
1️⃣ as a #preposition (followed by a noun)
🔸The birds were flying high above the trees.
2️⃣ as an #adverb (without a following noun)
🔸She stared up at the stars above.
3️⃣ as an #adjective
🔸Please reply to the above address.
🔺In “She’s above cheating on her exams.”, above here is used as a #preposition, meaning too good for; it’s impossible for her to do such thing because she’s a morally good person.
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Above can be used in the following ways:
1️⃣ as a #preposition (followed by a noun)
🔸The birds were flying high above the trees.
2️⃣ as an #adverb (without a following noun)
🔸She stared up at the stars above.
3️⃣ as an #adjective
🔸Please reply to the above address.
🔺In “She’s above cheating on her exams.”, above here is used as a #preposition, meaning too good for; it’s impossible for her to do such thing because she’s a morally good person.
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✨Save #preposition
باستثناء؛ ما عدا
= except
🔻No one, save perhaps his wife, knows where he is.
🔹save for:
🔻The room was completely dark, save for one candle burning in the corner.
🔹save that:
🔻We know little about his childhood, save that his family was poor.
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باستثناء؛ ما عدا
= except
🔻No one, save perhaps his wife, knows where he is.
🔹save for:
🔻The room was completely dark, save for one candle burning in the corner.
🔹save that:
🔻We know little about his childhood, save that his family was poor.
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