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Grammar fix

deep sleep

restful sleep

A period of sleep when you are sleeping very well and your body and mind fully rest, usually without waking up easily.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • After a long day, I fell into a deep sleep and didn’t wake up until morning.daily life
  • Getting enough deep sleep is important for your health because it helps your body recover and your mind feel clear the next day.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: in deep sleep; fall into deep sleep; be in a deep sleep

WrongI was in deep sleep when you called.

RightI was in a deep sleep when you called.

'In A deep sleep' needs the article.

Patternin deep sleep; fall into deep sleep; be in a deep sleep

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I was in a state of profound slumber.

Natural I was in a deep sleep.

'Profound slumber' is literary; 'in a deep sleep' / 'fast asleep' is natural.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • deep sleep
    fall intoain arestful

Don't confuse it

'Light sleep' means you wake up easily; 'deep sleep' means you are hard to wake.

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