Remind or Remember?
2021-08-07
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1This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Joelson. He says:
2Dear VOA, I am an English learner from Brazil.
3I want to know the difference between "remind" and "remember."
4Thank you very much.
5Hi Joelson, that is an excellent question.
6Verb pairs like borrow/lend, come/go, and remind/remember can be tricky for English learners.
7The verbs "remind" and "remember" both involve recalling something.
8But there is a clear difference in meaning.
9And they have different sentence structures.
10"Remember" means to keep a person or thing in your mind or to bring a person or thing back to your mind.
11Think of "remember" as the opposite of "forget."
12Listen to some examples:
13I just remembered I left the water on.
14Remember to bring a lock to store your belongings.
15In the first example, notice that "remember" is followed by a clause.
16In the second, it is followed by an infinitive, also known as to + verb.
17"Remember" can also be followed by a noun that ends in -ing, as in "I remember leaving the water on."
18Now, let's talk about "remind."
19"Remind" means to cause someone else to remember something.
20In other words, a person can make sure someone else does not forget something. Listen to an example:
21Can you remind him to buy more cat food? We ran out.
22When we use "remind" this way, the verb is followed by an object. In this case, the object is "him."
23Another way we use "remind" is to say that a similarity causes us to think of someone or something.
24Listen to an example:
25That actor reminds me so much of my brother. They have the same eyes and laugh.
26When we use "remind" this way, we always include the word "of."
27And that's Ask a Teacher for this week.
28I'm Alice Bryant.
1This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Joelson. He says: 2Question: 3Dear VOA, I am an English learner from Brazil. I want to know the difference between "remind" and "remember." Thank you very much. 4Answer: 5Hi Joelson, that is an excellent question. 6Verb pairs like borrow/lend, come/go, and remind/remember can be tricky for English learners. 7The verbs "remind" and "remember" both involve recalling something. But there is a clear difference in meaning. And they have different sentence structures. 8Remember 9"Remember" means to keep a person or thing in your mind or to bring a person or thing back to your mind. Think of "remember" as the opposite of "forget." Listen to some examples: 10I just remembered I left the water on. 11Remember to bring a lock to store your belongings. 12In the first example, notice that "remember" is followed by a clause. In the second, it is followed by an infinitive, also known as to + verb. "Remember" can also be followed by a noun that ends in -ing, as in "I remember leaving the water on." 13Remind 14Now, let's talk about "remind." 15"Remind" means to cause someone else to remember something. In other words, a person can make sure someone else does not forget something. Listen to an example: 16Can you remind him to buy more cat food? We ran out. 17When we use "remind" this way, the verb is followed by an object. In this case, the object is "him." 18Another way we use "remind" is to say that a similarity causes us to think of someone or something. Listen to an example: 19That actor reminds me so much of my brother. They have the same eyes and laugh. 20When we use "remind" this way, we always include the word "of." 21And that's Ask a Teacher for this week. 22I'm Alice Bryant. 23____________________________________________________________ 24Words in This Story 25pair - n. in a group of two people or things 26lock - n. a device that keeps something (such as a door, window, or box) from being opened and that is usually opened by using a key 27clause - n. a part of a sentence with its own subject and verb 28object - n. noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that receives the action of a verb