A number of & THE number of 💁🏻♂️ “A number of” = “many,” so it’s PLURAL: A number of factory workers have fallen ill. 🤒 💁🏻 “THE number of” refers to one number or quantity; therefore, it’s SINGULAR: The number of sick factory workers has increased greatly in recent weeks. 🤒
Accept, Except Accept means to admit, receive, or agree. I accept him to our organization with pleasure. We accept your invitation to the ceremonies. They accept the jury’s verdict with no problem. Except as a preposition means other than. The student’s grades are low in every subject except science.
distraught - مضطرب، قلق جداً synonyms: agitated, upset Ex. 1-She's distraught. 2-The families were all gathering in the streets, feeling extremely distraught over the losses of their homes and properties in the flood.