▶️ Passive voice 2/1

✳️ Present/Future Modals —> The passive form ➡️ modal + BE + past participle
✴️ Past Modals —> The passive form ➡️ modal + HAVE BEEN + past participle

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▶️ Passive voice 2/2

✳️ Present/Future Modals —> The passive form ➡️ modal + BE + past participle
✴️ Past Modals —> The passive form ➡️ modal + HAVE BEEN + past participle

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🔘 fat chance = slim chance

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🔘 fat chance = slim chance

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🔘 fat chance = slim chance

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🔘 fat chance = slim chance

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⚪️ - blind someone with 📈📉📊
⚫️ - blind someone with science/technology 📡🌡🔬

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✳️ vocation (noun) /vəʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
✴️ avocation (noun) /ˌavəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
~ Mason regarded teaching as his vocation.
~ He's a professional musician, but his avocation is photography.

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▶️ Verbs Followed by Gerunds OR Infinitives

✳️ can't bear + gerund OR to-infinitive ✅☑️
✴️ can't stand + gerund OR to-infinitive ✅☑️

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- the boondocks (noun) [plural] /ˈbuːndɒks/
- the boonies (noun) [plural] /ˈbuːniz/

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- druthers (noun) [plural ] [ˈdrʌðərz] - informal
- one's druthers
- if one had one's druthers / given one's druthers
['druther' - alteration of 'would rather']

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🖌🖍🖋 - May - In formal English, the modal verb ‘may’ is often used when expressing your hopes and wishes for others.

- May the odds be ever in your favour. (The Hunger Games)
- May the Force be with you. (Star Wars)
- May all your wishes come true.
- May he rest in peace.
- May they be very happy in the future.

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🖌🖍🖋 - May - modal verb - to express a wish or hope - formal

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▫️◽️◻️ - wrap one's head/mind around something 💡💡💡
▪️◾️◼️ - get one's head/mind around something 💡💡💡

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🔘 - The prefix TRANS- 🚚🚢 💻📷💵

~ trans- = across, change, beyond, through

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😎 - transfer (verb) /trænsˈfɜː(r)/ = to pass or cause to pass from one person, place, or condition to another

[synonym = convey]

~ If only he could transfer his thoughts to her mind.

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⚪️ Common phrases and their alternatives

✳️ - In conclusion
✴️ - On the other hand
[On the flip side]; [Having said that] 👇

🖌🖍🖋 - On the flip side = On the other hand

🖌🖍🖋 - Having said that, ...

🌕 - I feel good
🌕 - I feel well

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