Feb. 27, 2021
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This picture is very precious. I think it should have been shot in the early 1980 s, and I don't think it was shot nowadays. When I was a child, my family raised an ox to help us with farming. Why didn't we raise a horse? It is because horses are strong-willed and difficult to control while oxen are much docile. So we farmers prefer raising oxen to helping us to farm.
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This picture is very precious.
I think it should have beenwas shot in the early 1980 s, and I don't think it was shottaken nowadays.
I think it was shot in the early 1980s, and I don't think it was taken nowadays.
was shot? Should have been= hypothetical, was shot means it did happen. Always put the s right next to the decade, with no apostrophe. Use a synonym for shot (taken, etc) to make it flow better.
When I was a child, my family raised an ox to help us with farming.
Why didn't we raise a horse?
It is because hHorses are strong-willed and difficult to control, while oxen are much docile.
Horses are strong-willed and difficult to control, while oxen are much docile.
"It is because" is technically correct, but clunky. Comma after control: two different clauses.
So we farmers prefer raising oxen to helping us to us farm.
So we farmers prefer raising oxen to help us farm.
Never "to helping" always "to help" or other infinitive. Some people may use "to farm" but in my dialect (Appalachian English) we don't. "To farm/farm" is really a stylistic choice, you can leave it as you did. Cannot leave "to helping" however.
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Good job! Very clear message and few issues. :)
Feb. 28, 2021
Thank you very much.
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This picture is very precious. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I think it should have been shot in the early 1980 s, and I don't think it was shot nowadays.
I think it was shot? Should have been= hypothetical, was shot means it did happen. Always put the s right next to the decade, with no apostrophe. Use a synonym for shot (taken, etc) to make it flow better. |
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When I was a child, my family raised an ox to help us with farming. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Why didn't we raise a horse? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It is because horses are strong-willed and difficult to control while oxen are much docile.
"It is because" is technically correct, but clunky. Comma after control: two different clauses. |
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So we farmers prefer raising oxen to helping us to farm.
So we farmers prefer raising oxen to help Never "to helping" always "to help" or other infinitive. Some people may use "to farm" but in my dialect (Appalachian English) we don't. "To farm/farm" is really a stylistic choice, you can leave it as you did. Cannot leave "to helping" however. |
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