Jan. 16, 2026
What qualifications do you have?
I have a few qualifications. Actually, I studied very hard for earning accountant license years ago. Sadly, I couldn’t pass the exam, but I got bookkeeping license. It’s still mortified that my very hard studying became nothing, but I can’t change my past.
What qualifications do you have?
I have a few qualifications.
Actually, I studied very hard forto earning an accountant license years ago.
Sadly, I couldn’t pass the exam, but I got a bookkeeping license.
It’s'm still mortified that my very hard studying became nothing, but I can’t change my past.
Jan. 16, 2026
Thank you very much for your careful correction.
I still have difficulty distinguishing between using adjectives and passive verbs.
What qualifications do you have?
I have a few qualifications.
Actually, I studied very hard for earning an ¶
accountant license years ago.
Sadly, I couldn’t pass the exam, but I got a bookkeeping license.
It’s still mortifiedying that my very hard work while studying became nothing, but I can’t change my past.
Jan. 16, 2026
Thank you very much for your careful correction.
I still have difficulty distinguishing between using adjectives and passive verbs.
I have a few qualifications.
- Just to clarify, "a few qualifications" = two or three qualifications where as "few qualifications" = not many qualifications. Even though two or three could mean not many, saying you a few has a positive connotation where as saying you have few is more of a negative connotation in this context. I'm not sure which one you mean based on the rest of the text
Actually, I studied very hard forto earning an accountanting license years ago.
Sadly, I couldn’t pass the exam, but I got bookkeeping license.
- Here couldn't pass the exam more implies external circumstances for the reason for not passing where as "didn't pass the exam" would imply more so that you tried but weren't able to get enough points to pass
It’s'm still mortified that my very hard studying becamore nothing, but I can’t change my past.
- I think the idiom 'bore' here in this case fits quite nicely. It comes from the idiom 'to bear fruit' which is an idiom to imply that your efforts resulted in something (the fruit) but fruit is figurative and could refer to any result
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Jan. 16, 2026
@doppler4221a has given you excellent feedback. I would like to reflect on this corrected sentence:
"I'm still mortified that my very hard studying bore nothing, but I can’t change my past."
On the one hand, I agree that it's a good idiom to use here. On the other hand, "bore nothing" could briefly confuse readers because the verb "to bore" is related to the noun "boredom," and that noun and that verb are used much more frequently than the past tense of the verb "to bear."
A solution would be to use the entire idiom:
"I'm still mortified that my very hard studying bore no fruit, but I can’t change my past."
"became nothing" doesn't sound fluent. You could say "came to nothing" instead. This is a common phrase.
Two other suggestions are:
"did not yield positive results"
"was in vain"
Jan. 16, 2026
Thank you very much for your careful corrections.
You carefully explained the subtle nuances of words and commonly used vocabulary and expressions, which has been a great help to my understanding and study.
I'm also very grateful to Liag for providing more detailed explanations and example sentences.
I feel like I'll be able to write even more natural and fluent English next time.
Jan. 17, 2026
@Liag, yes I agree, would be more clear to use the whole idiom :)
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I have a few qualifications. I have a few qualifications. - Just to clarify, "a few qualifications" = two or three qualifications where as "few qualifications" = not many qualifications. Even though two or three could mean not many, saying you a few has a positive connotation where as saying you have few is more of a negative connotation in this context. I'm not sure which one you mean based on the rest of the text This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Sadly, I couldn’t pass the exam, but I got bookkeeping license. Sadly, I couldn’t pass the exam, but I got bookkeeping license. - Here couldn't pass the exam more implies external circumstances for the reason for not passing where as "didn't pass the exam" would imply more so that you tried but weren't able to get enough points to pass Sadly, I couldn’t pass the exam, but I got a bookkeeping license. Sadly, I couldn’t pass the exam, but I got a bookkeeping license. |
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It’s still mortified that my very hard studying became nothing, but I can’t change my past. I - I think the idiom 'bore' here in this case fits quite nicely. It comes from the idiom 'to bear fruit' which is an idiom to imply that your efforts resulted in something (the fruit) but fruit is figurative and could refer to any result It’s still mortif I |
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