Use of It occurred to me that (subject + verb) & Let me + (verb); Day: 25
It occurred to me that (subject + verb)
The word ‘occurred’ informs someone that something has come to mind or has been found. You are letting someone know that you suddenly have thought or remembered about something.
‘āϏāĻāĻāĻāĻŋāϤ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϏā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāύ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“It occurred to me that I forgot your birthday.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“It occurred to me that we both belong to the same gym.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāύā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽā§āϰ āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻāϤāĨ¤”
“It occurred to me that we enjoy a lot of the same things.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻŋāĨ¤”
“It occurred to me the price for homes are more expensive here.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤”
“It occurred to me that eating healthy makes me feel better.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āϝ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤”
Using the word ‘had’ or ‘has’ can change what you are saying to represent something remembered in a past time.
‘had’ āĻŦāĻž ‘has’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞāĻā§āύ āϤāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠āϝāĻž āĻ āϤā§āϤ⧠āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖāĻ:
“It had occurred to me that I forgot something at the grocery.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤”
“It had occurred to me I might need to change my email address.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŽā§āϞ āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤”
“It has occurred to me I forgot my mom’s birthday.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āĻŽāĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻā§āϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“It has occurred to me before.”
“āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤”
Let me + (verb)
‘Let me’ is suggesting that you are asking for permission or an opportunity to do something.
‘āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϝāĻžāĻ’ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āϝ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
“Let me make my own decisions.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me offer to help you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me open the door for you.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻāϰāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me pause and think about what we are doing.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤”
“Let me welcome you to the neighborhood.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me save you the trouble.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāώā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me make a suggestion.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāϰā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“Let me try and fix your car.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤”
“Let me taste the soup before you add more spices.”
“āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻ āĻŽāĻļāϞāĻž āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āϏā§āϝā§āĻĒā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤”
“Let me treat you to some ice cream.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāϏāĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”