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when I saw the phrasal verbs that we have with the word come I saw this:

come along: arrive at a place (Not many people bought tickets for the concert in advance, but quite a few came along and bought tickets at the door.)

come apart: separate into pieces (The antique picture frame just came apart in my hands.)

come round: become conscious again (A nurse was with me when I came round after the operation.)

come out: disappear or become less strong (Let your shirt soak overnight and the stain will probably come out.), become public knowledge after it has been kept secret (If this story comes out about the Prime Minister, he'll have to resign.), be given to people (When do your exam results come out?), leave after a period in a place (Ava's coming out of hospital at the weekend. She's much better now.)

come off: happen successfully or as planned (I was planning to arrange a surprise holiday for her birthday, but I'm not sure it's going to come off.)

came about: happened, especially something which is not planned (I've had to organise the school fair again this year - I'm not quite sure how that came about.)

comes up, came across, come up against, come to, come down to.

I saw this sentence: 'audience, committee, company; These nouns are all groups of people.' At first, I misread the structure and thought it meant these three nouns cover all the possible groups of people in the world! But then I realized my mistake: 'all' modifies 'these nouns,' meaning they are all examples of groups of people. It’s funny how a small word can change the whole meaning if you translate it in isolation.

I realized the important reason why my English is not improving. I read and know about a lot of English words and grammar and I listen to a lot of English podcasts and watch a lot of You tube videos but I can't understand or produce English fluently, now I think my problem is shortage of chunks like "measure yourself against", "putting in [time]", "keeps dropping", "is it X, Y, or Z", "the grind of it", "the rough patches", "have + someone + do something" etc. now I want a solution or a good idea for learning these. I think one of the solutions is to choose a podcast that be at my level.

about 2 years I've been trying to learn English. first year I practice for 2 or 3 month and then it interrupt for 1 or 2 months and then I tried again and it happened for several times and for second year I tried to do it continuously but after these time when I see my level English or my ability to write or listening I see I'm just an elementary level in all of tasks, I'm so upset and disappointed and I don't know how can I do this, if anyone had been in my situation and know what can I do, please helped me.

Hi everyone,

I want to share my disappointment regarding my English learning journey. For about two years, I've been trying to learn English. During the first year, my studies were inconsistent; I would practice for 2 or 3 months, get interrupted or stop for 1 or 2 months, and then try again. This cycle repeated several times.

During the second year, I made a serious effort to study continuously without breaks. However, after all this time, when I evaluate my English level or my ability to write and listen, I realize I am still stuck at an elementary level in all areas.

I feel incredibly upset and disappointed, and I honestly don't know what to do next. If anyone has been in my situation and knows how to overcome this plateau, please help me with some advice. Thank you.

Note: I wrote this post with the help of AI to make sure my thoughts came across clearly.

I need to learn these words, so I'm looking for a well-written essay that uses them.

• Consecutive
• Independent
• Enforced
• Subsequent
• Brim
• Extensive
• Food directives
• Affectionate
• Misguided
• Undisturbed
• Guilty
• Rigorous
• Unsentimental
• Ambition
• Incompatibility
• Handicap
• Roughness
• Anticipate
• Nullify
• Revile
• Compliment
• Conspicuous
• Reclusive
• Insipid
• Sinister
• Recapitulate
• Confide
• Hinder
• Adhere to

Hi everyone! I am learning English, and today I saw this sentence in a text:

"That is where she hunts for the seal she needs to feed her cubs."

At first, I was confused. It felt like two broken sentences. In my mind, I wanted to see the word "that" inside it, like this:

"...the seal that she needs..."

If the word "that" was there, I could understand it easily!

But then I learned something new: English speakers often drop the word "that" when it is an object. It becomes like an invisible word!

Question for native speakers: Do you use this automatically without thinking? And for other learners: Do "invisible" words like this confuse you too?