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TOMO_o

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Do you like having your friends over?

I really don’t like having my friends over. My house is the sanctuary to me, so I don’t want anyone to enter my private area. I’ve not had a time to play with my friends these years because of my works. I’ve felt more loneliness since I began to work.

Corrections

My house is thea sanctuary to me, so I don’t want anyone to enter my private area.

Other options: "My house is my sanctuary" and "I don't want anyone to enter my private space."
"Area" has strong connotations of physical places or parts of places that can be measured. "Space" would indicate more than the physical area in your house. It would include your furniture, what you have on the walls, and whatever else contributes to making your home special.

I’ve not had a time to play with my friends thesein recent years because of my works.

"in recent years" is a common way to phrase this if you mean more than one year
(In the US, "I haven't had" is more common than "I've not had" but they have the same meaning. )

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Keep in mind the difference between error corrections and suggestions.
This piece has very few errors, and most of them seem to be about using "a" versus "the".
Good job!

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TOMO_o

yesterday

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Thank you very much for your careful corrections.
You point out the subtle nuances of the corrections, which is very helpful for studying.
I still can't distinguish between "a" and "the" very well, but I still think my writing is pretty good.

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Liag

yesterday

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Your writing is pretty good! I did a little research on the topic of "a" and "the" and two helpful notes from and English Second Language coach are: 1. Improvement comes through writing. (Keep it up!) 2. It is helpful to read English sentences aloud and notice the articles. (This should be easy to try.)

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Liag

yesterday

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Sorry typo. I meant
"an English Second Language coach"

I really don’t like having my friends over.

My house is thea sanctuary to me, so I don’t want anyone to enter my private area.

"The sanctuary" implies that there is only one sanctuary in existence and that it's your house.
"A sanctuary" is more natural.

I’ve no haven't had a time to play with my friends theseis years because of my works.

I’ve felt more have been feeling lonelinesser since I beganstarted to work.

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Just made a few small corrections to make it sound more natural, but I understood this completely!

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TOMO_o

yesterday

109

Thank you very much for your careful correction.
I still can't distinguish between "a" and "the" very well, but I still think I wrote it well.

Do you like having your friends over?

I really don’t like having my friends over.

My house is thea sanctuary to me, so I don’t want anyone to enter my private area.

I’ve not had a time to play with my friends thesefor years because of my works.

I’ve felt more lonelinessy since I began tostarted working.

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TOMO_o

yesterday

109

Thank you very much for your careful correction.
I still can't distinguish between "a" and "the" very well, but I still think I wrote it well.

Do you like having your friends over?


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I really don’t like having my friends over.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

My house is the sanctuary to me, so I don’t want anyone to enter my private area.


My house is thea sanctuary to me, so I don’t want anyone to enter my private area.

My house is thea sanctuary to me, so I don’t want anyone to enter my private area.

"The sanctuary" implies that there is only one sanctuary in existence and that it's your house. "A sanctuary" is more natural.

My house is thea sanctuary to me, so I don’t want anyone to enter my private area.

Other options: "My house is my sanctuary" and "I don't want anyone to enter my private space." "Area" has strong connotations of physical places or parts of places that can be measured. "Space" would indicate more than the physical area in your house. It would include your furniture, what you have on the walls, and whatever else contributes to making your home special.

I’ve not had a time to play with my friends these years because of my works.


I’ve not had a time to play with my friends thesefor years because of my works.

I’ve no haven't had a time to play with my friends theseis years because of my works.

I’ve not had a time to play with my friends thesein recent years because of my works.

"in recent years" is a common way to phrase this if you mean more than one year (In the US, "I haven't had" is more common than "I've not had" but they have the same meaning. )

I’ve felt more loneliness since I began to work.


I’ve felt more lonelinessy since I began tostarted working.

I’ve felt more have been feeling lonelinesser since I beganstarted to work.

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