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IvyDPlum

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Busy day

I worked up around 7 am and went to Pilates class at 9 am.
After the class, I headed home because my husband and I planned to go shopping around noon.
Today was a rainy day, so we rented a car to go to Costco. On our way, there was an accident. Seems like a red car slipped in the rain, and it went the wrong way. It was in the middle of the bush. The road was very congested.
Finished our shopping, we dropped off the groceries we bought at home, and did laundry. During the time, we also vacuumed floors.
We booked a movie this afternoon, so we finished our chores quickly and rented the car once again for that. The rain was still heavy.
We watched Wicked for good tonight. It was such a good movie. "I have been changed for good." I hummed while we got home after the movie.
The time that we completed all planned was around 9:30 pm. I feel today was such a long day.

Corrections

Busy dDay

Title

I worked up around 7 am.m. and went to Pilates class at 9 a.m.

The internet tells me that this is the most common and widely used format for times.

It was in the middle of thea bush.

It's just a random bush, not a specific bush you have mentioned before.

FWhen we finished our shopping, we dbropped offught the groceries we bought at home, and did laundry.

"Finished our shopping" is a fragment that doesn't work to start your sentence. Using "After" or "When" makes a complete subordinate clause.

"to drop something off" is an idiom that means you pass by, leave something somewhere, and keep going. For example, "He dropped the kids off at school before he went to work." or "I'll drop the dry cleaning off on my way to the Post Office." Since the groceries and you are staying at home, then it's better not to use it.

You don't need to remind us that you bought the groceries. We are pretty sure you didn't steal them. Just kidding. I mean it's ok to delete "that we bought" because it's understood.

During the time, wWe also vacuumed the floors.

"During the time" is really unnatural sounding. Since it isn't necessary...

We booked a movie this afternoon, so we finished our chores quickly and rented the car once again for that.

I would say "we had tickets for a movie" even if I booked them online. This is an example of usage. People use different expressions. No correction is needed.

We watched "Wicked for gGood tonight."

The title should have capital letters for the major words. I used quotation marks to show it is the title because LangCorrect doesn't let us use italics. (You said "this afternoon" before so "tonight" is confusing. That moment of confusion slows the reader down.)

I hummed while we drove home after the movie.¶
I hummed when we
got home after the movie.

"while" means as you were going home, during the car ride. Most people have corrected it with this understanding.
If you mean you were humming at home, then you could say, "I hummed when we got home after the movie."

TBy the time that we completed all we had planned, it was around 9:30 p.m.

I agree that the expression to use here is "By the time... it was..." It's a very common way to describe something that took a long time.

Feedback

I think you may be at the point in your writing where "less is more" when it comes to corrections. I will try to make necessary corrections only. One of the problems with the free-for-all correction system on LangCorrect is that necessary corrections are mixed with observations about usage and preferences in wording or style.

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Liag

yesterday

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Of course, I missed an error. The first sentence should read "I woke up." Why doesn't LangCorrect allow us to edit our corrections? Super frustrating.

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Liag

yesterday

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Amazing discovery. I just realized if I click as if I want to correct the post again it will let me edit my corrections.

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IvyDPlum

yesterday

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haha I am glad you found out the function! Thanks for your feedback

I worked up around 7 amAM and went to Pa pilates class at 9 amAM.

We do not capitalize pilates unless it has a name - Example: Wall to Wall Pilates.

After the class, I headedwent home because my husband and I planned to go shopping around noon.

While 'headed' is acceptable it can sound awkward when speaking in past tense. "Went" tends to feel more native. You could also "my husband I had plans to go shopping around noon'', but your way of writing it was also acceptable.

Today was a rainy day, so we rented a car to go to Costco.

This sentence is fine. I removed the comma because in English a comma is not necessary there and would likely only be used if quoting someone who took a breath or long pause when speaking. If you wanted it to sound more informal or native, you could also say "It was raining out so we rented a car to go to Costco."

On our way, there was an accidentWhile driving to the store we saw an accident on the road.

Again, there would likely not be a comma in this sentence and the sentence 'feels' awkward as it implies that you had the accident.

Seems like aA red car slipped in the rain, and it went the wrong way.

"Seems"implies that you are theorizing with another participant rather than explaining what you saw.

It was in the middle of thea bush.

As no bush has been referred to before, "a" is more appropriate.

Finished our shopping, we dropped off the groceries we bought at home, and did laundry.

While you sentence is not incorrect it is overly formal and would 'sound' awkward.

During the time, wWe also vacuumed our floors.

We booked a movie thisfor the afternoon, so we finished our chores quickly and rented thea car once again for that.

We watched "Wicked for gGood" tonight.

Titles are always in quotation marks and 'major' words get capitalized in titles. Words like "and" or "the" or "for" usually do not get capitalized in titles.

"I have been changed for good."

Unless you are quoting movie, quotation marks would not fit here. If you are quoting the movie, it is best to make that clear to your reader or it can cause confusion.

I hummed while we gotdrove home after the movie.

TBy the time that we completed all of our planneds it was around 9:30 pmPM.

AM and PM are usually capitalized.

Feedback

Overall this was very well done and easy to understand. Your word choices for the most part seem very formal and do not seem as conversational as the story implies. English grammar is also a little odd in the sense that we have many 'connecting' words that other languages do not seem to use. For example - when you wrote about the late end to your day it felt 'awkward' because English speakers and writers do not describe things that way. "By the time" is a better way to imply that the hour was late when you finished your plans.

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IvyDPlum

yesterday

25

Thank you for your feedback! I haven't thought my word choice is formal, but it was! Interesting point :)

I worked up around 7 amAM and went to Ppilates class at 9 amAM.

we capitilize AM and pilates is not a proper noun unless you are referring to a specific pilates class i.e "Hot Bods" pilates class

After the class, I headed home because my husband and I had planned to go shopping around noon.

being nitpicky but this just sounds more natural past tense in english is insane but this is fine

TodayIt was a rainy daying, so we rented a car to go to Costco.

just a matter of fleuncy original line was fine for me to understand but this sounds much more native

On our way, there was an accident.

Sit seemsed like a red car had slipped in the rain, and it went the wrong way.

this tense makes more sense when you are litterally there

for example you are a detective and looking at the crash you can use this tone

but when recounting a story you are making a deduction from information that you found out about in the past so you keep the "seem" which is a word to indicate deduction in the past tense at the this that is "seeming" is in the past

other examples would be " it would seem" when talking about a hypothetical scenario or "it will seem" when talking about leaving evidence that will bring people to a specific conclusion

It was in the middle of the bush.

The road was very congested.

Fwe finished our shopping, we dropped off the groceries we bought at home, and did laundry.

Dduring the downtime , we also vacuumed the floors.

more clarity on what time you are talking about, just a english oddity for "the floors"

We booked a movie for this afternoon, so we finished our chores quickly and rented the car oncetook out the rental again for that.

native sounding difference

The rain was still heavy.

id suggest " it was still pouring" but i wont correct this as it is still good

I hummed while we gotdrove home after the movie.

The time that we completed all the chores we planned was around 9:30 pm.

clarity and this sentence is the most difficult to immediately understand

I feel today was such atoday felt so long day.

i cant explain the grammar rules here but the sentence felt inherently incorrect

Feedback

overall very good english you had a very reasonable understanding of the past tense in english. however too many broken sentences.

I'd suggest watching comedy specials in order to see how natives tend to flow in and out of the past tense. they do it for an exceptionally long time and its very useful for seeing the grammar they need to use.

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IvyDPlum

yesterday

25

Thank you for your feedback and nice tip! Now I have one more excuse to watch YouTube XD (just kidding!)

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IvyDPlum

yesterday

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I wated to write: While the laundry "was running", we also vacuumed the floors!

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IvyDPlum

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wanted*

Busy day


Busy dDay

Title

I worked up around 7 am and went to Pilates class at 9 am.


I worked up around 7 amAM and went to Ppilates class at 9 amAM.

we capitilize AM and pilates is not a proper noun unless you are referring to a specific pilates class i.e "Hot Bods" pilates class

I worked up around 7 amAM and went to Pa pilates class at 9 amAM.

We do not capitalize pilates unless it has a name - Example: Wall to Wall Pilates.

I worked up around 7 am.m. and went to Pilates class at 9 a.m.

The internet tells me that this is the most common and widely used format for times.

After the class, I headed home because my husband and I planned to go shopping around noon.


After the class, I headed home because my husband and I had planned to go shopping around noon.

being nitpicky but this just sounds more natural past tense in english is insane but this is fine

After the class, I headedwent home because my husband and I planned to go shopping around noon.

While 'headed' is acceptable it can sound awkward when speaking in past tense. "Went" tends to feel more native. You could also "my husband I had plans to go shopping around noon'', but your way of writing it was also acceptable.

Today was a rainy day, so we rented a car to go to Costco.


TodayIt was a rainy daying, so we rented a car to go to Costco.

just a matter of fleuncy original line was fine for me to understand but this sounds much more native

Today was a rainy day, so we rented a car to go to Costco.

This sentence is fine. I removed the comma because in English a comma is not necessary there and would likely only be used if quoting someone who took a breath or long pause when speaking. If you wanted it to sound more informal or native, you could also say "It was raining out so we rented a car to go to Costco."

On our way, there was an accident.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

On our way, there was an accidentWhile driving to the store we saw an accident on the road.

Again, there would likely not be a comma in this sentence and the sentence 'feels' awkward as it implies that you had the accident.

Seems like a red car slipped in the rain, and it went the wrong way.


Sit seemsed like a red car had slipped in the rain, and it went the wrong way.

this tense makes more sense when you are litterally there for example you are a detective and looking at the crash you can use this tone but when recounting a story you are making a deduction from information that you found out about in the past so you keep the "seem" which is a word to indicate deduction in the past tense at the this that is "seeming" is in the past other examples would be " it would seem" when talking about a hypothetical scenario or "it will seem" when talking about leaving evidence that will bring people to a specific conclusion

Seems like aA red car slipped in the rain, and it went the wrong way.

"Seems"implies that you are theorizing with another participant rather than explaining what you saw.

It was in the middle of the bush.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

It was in the middle of thea bush.

As no bush has been referred to before, "a" is more appropriate.

It was in the middle of thea bush.

It's just a random bush, not a specific bush you have mentioned before.

The road was very congested.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Finished our shopping, we dropped off the groceries we bought at home, and did laundry.


Fwe finished our shopping, we dropped off the groceries we bought at home, and did laundry.

Finished our shopping, we dropped off the groceries we bought at home, and did laundry.

While you sentence is not incorrect it is overly formal and would 'sound' awkward.

FWhen we finished our shopping, we dbropped offught the groceries we bought at home, and did laundry.

"Finished our shopping" is a fragment that doesn't work to start your sentence. Using "After" or "When" makes a complete subordinate clause. "to drop something off" is an idiom that means you pass by, leave something somewhere, and keep going. For example, "He dropped the kids off at school before he went to work." or "I'll drop the dry cleaning off on my way to the Post Office." Since the groceries and you are staying at home, then it's better not to use it. You don't need to remind us that you bought the groceries. We are pretty sure you didn't steal them. Just kidding. I mean it's ok to delete "that we bought" because it's understood.

During the time, we also vacuumed floors.


Dduring the downtime , we also vacuumed the floors.

more clarity on what time you are talking about, just a english oddity for "the floors"

During the time, wWe also vacuumed our floors.

During the time, wWe also vacuumed the floors.

"During the time" is really unnatural sounding. Since it isn't necessary...

We booked a movie this afternoon, so we finished our chores quickly and rented the car once again for that.


We booked a movie for this afternoon, so we finished our chores quickly and rented the car oncetook out the rental again for that.

native sounding difference

We booked a movie thisfor the afternoon, so we finished our chores quickly and rented thea car once again for that.

We booked a movie this afternoon, so we finished our chores quickly and rented the car once again for that.

I would say "we had tickets for a movie" even if I booked them online. This is an example of usage. People use different expressions. No correction is needed.

The rain was still heavy.


The rain was still heavy.

id suggest " it was still pouring" but i wont correct this as it is still good

We watched Wicked for good tonight.


We watched "Wicked for gGood" tonight.

Titles are always in quotation marks and 'major' words get capitalized in titles. Words like "and" or "the" or "for" usually do not get capitalized in titles.

We watched "Wicked for gGood tonight."

The title should have capital letters for the major words. I used quotation marks to show it is the title because LangCorrect doesn't let us use italics. (You said "this afternoon" before so "tonight" is confusing. That moment of confusion slows the reader down.)

It was such a good movie.


"I have been changed for good."


"I have been changed for good."

Unless you are quoting movie, quotation marks would not fit here. If you are quoting the movie, it is best to make that clear to your reader or it can cause confusion.

I hummed while we got home after the movie.


I hummed while we gotdrove home after the movie.

I hummed while we gotdrove home after the movie.

I hummed while we drove home after the movie.¶
I hummed when we
got home after the movie.

"while" means as you were going home, during the car ride. Most people have corrected it with this understanding. If you mean you were humming at home, then you could say, "I hummed when we got home after the movie."

The time that we completed all planned was around 9:30 pm.


The time that we completed all the chores we planned was around 9:30 pm.

clarity and this sentence is the most difficult to immediately understand

TBy the time that we completed all of our planneds it was around 9:30 pmPM.

AM and PM are usually capitalized.

TBy the time that we completed all we had planned, it was around 9:30 p.m.

I agree that the expression to use here is "By the time... it was..." It's a very common way to describe something that took a long time.

I feel today was such a long day.


I feel today was such atoday felt so long day.

i cant explain the grammar rules here but the sentence felt inherently incorrect

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