✨ 10 Useful Idioms ✨ ♦️ “A penny for your thoughts” فيمَ تفكر؟ Asking someone what they are thinking. Ex/ You haven't said very much – a penny for your thoughts. ♦️ “A figment of your imagination” من نسج الخيال، ضرب من ضروب الخيال Something imagined but…

🔻Mansplain, Verb
Meaning:To explain something to someone, typically a man to a woman, in a condescending or patronizing way, assuming they lack knowledge on the subject.
It’s a blend of (man + explain).

Examples:
🌱 She already understood the topic, but he kept trying to mansplain it to her.
🌱 He was mansplaining to her about female friendships!
🌱 I don't really need economics mansplained to me.

♦️Listening Session ✨

✨ The difference between (Phrase, Clause & Sentence)
♦️A phrase is a group of two or more words that work together but do not contain a subject and verb. Phrases do not express complete ideas on their own. For example:

? in the park (prepositional phrase)
? the tall man (noun phrase)
? running fast (verb phrase)
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••♦️A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb. There are basically two types of clauses:

1) An independent clause: expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a complete sentence, for example:
? *She feels great.

2) A dependent clause: This usually begins with a conjunction such as because, when, or if. A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does NOT express a complete thought. For example:
? because she runs dailyOther examples:*
? She feels great because she runs daily.
-She feels great (independent)
-because she runs daily (dependent)

? If it doesn't rain in the afternoon, we will walk to the park.
If it doesn't rain (dependent)
in the afternoon, (phrase)
we will walk to the park (independent)
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♦️A sentence is a group of words that express a complete idea. Every sentence must have at least one independent clause, meaning it has a subject and a verb and can stand on its own. Sentences can be:

1) Simple (one independent clause).
? The dog barked.

2) Compound (two independent clauses).
? The dog barked and the cat ran away.

3) Complex (one independent and one or more dependent clauses).
? We went outside after the rain stopped.

4) Compound-Complex (two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses).
? The dog barked, and the cat ran away because they were startled.Summary
? Phrase: No subject and verb (example: on the table)
? Clause: Has a subject and verb. Can be independent or dependent (example: she ate breakfast)
? Sentence: A complete thought containing at least one independent clause (example: She ate breakfast before she left for work by car.)

✨The difference between Review and Revise**

♦️Review (V & N): مراجعة فقط
To look over or examine something carefully, often to assess or evaluate. It usually involves checking for understanding, accuracy, or quality.

Examples:
? I reviewed my notes before the exam.
? The exam is going to be very difficult, so I need to review the chapter tonight.
?** We're reviewing (algebra) for the test tomorrow.

♦️Revise (V): مراجعة وتعديل
To make changes or improvements to something, often with the goal of enhancing clarity, accuracy, or quality.

(US review)
?Revise: (in the UK), means to study again something you have already learned, in preparation for an exam

Examples:
? After reviewing my essay, I decided to revise the introduction for clarity.
? You need to revise the book because it contains errors.
?** Due to the pandemic, teachers revised their teaching methods.

In brief:
- Review: study something you previously learned again.
- Revise: make changes or adjustments to improve it. And In the UK, to study for an exam .