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I started my day early today. I sat at a table in Starbucks at 5 a.m. and cracked open my grammar book. I planned to check my understanding of this book, so I took the quizzes at the end of the pages.
I checked all my answers with the answer sheet, and I was disappointed with the result. I had 36 wrong answers out of 198 questions. It is a basic grammar book, so I thought I should have gotten a better result. The incorrect answers were evenly spread across all units, but the conjunctions and clauses parts were the worst.
I pulled out my notes and made a review note. I wrote down the quizzes that I answered incorrectly, what I answered, and why I made these wrong answers. I discussed these with AI and got help. It was very handy.
Unfortunately, I needed to leave the cafe around 9 a.m. because I had other plans, but I wrote as many notes as I could until I left.
I had another big plan today, which is Bento Box Day. A colleague and I have on this day since April. Every end of the month, we gather at each other's homes and make bento for the next day's lunch together. It is sometimes Asian food, and sometimes European food, due to our backgrounds.
We've been on vacation now, so we didn't need to make "lunch". So we were going to make Focaccia at her home, and I brought Soba noodles for our lunch. She picked me up around noon, and we went shopping for baking ingredients together. We bought some veggies, cheese, ham, and more. Also, we stopped by an Asian grocery market and bought 5 different flavours of ice cream!
After we arrived at her home, her boyfriend joined us, and we had the lunch I made. We made focaccia dough, but she wasn't happy with it. I had no idea at all about baking, so I just felt sorry about it.
While the dough was rising, we made Pizzelles. It was an Italian cookie, and I heard about it for the first time. It looked like a waffle, and it was good! We made small waffle cups with the cookie and put the ice creams we bought earlier. My picks were black sesame and red bean.
The dough rising was longer than we expected, so we played a board game while we were waiting. We played Sushi Sushi, and it was simple and fun.
Oh! And I received some nice holiday presents from them. A bag of olives and a book: Le Petit Prince. I was so happy because I LOVE olives!! As for the book, she, some other colleagues, and I have a weekly French chat in the morning. We have been reading this book together on my iPad so far, but she gifted me the paper book! It was such a thoughtful gift.
We shared stories about our recent days. They were always warm and kind to me, and I really appreciated the moment with them. In fact, during the baking time, I asked them so many things about English - folding dough, lukewarm water, etc. - but they never showed me any disappointment, acted like parents. They showed me what the "folding" is, and guided my hand to let me feel what "lukewarm" is. These were really small things, but also enormous things for me. I can't say how wonderful they are.
My English is not fluent enough, even though I have been doing this English sprint for the past week, so I couldn't talk to them enough about how I appreciate it. But someday, I want to talk to them about what I feel. For that, I need to study English harder!
English Sprint Day 6 & Bento Box Day
I started my day early today.
I sat at a table in Starbucks at 5 a.m. and cracked open my grammar book.
I planned to check my understanding of this book, so I took the quizzes at the end of the pages.
You've already mentioned the book, so we can infer that the understanding you refer to here is of the book
I checked all my answers with the answer sheet, and I was disappointed with the result.
I had 36 wrong answers out of 198 questions.
It i's a basic grammar book, so I thought I should have gotten a better result.
Contrary to the other comment I think there's a meaningful difference between "would" and "should"
"I thought I would have gotten a better result" implies that you assumed that your result will be good and are surprised you didn't.
"I thought I should have gotten a better result" implies that you are disappointed in yourself and wanted to do better.
These are similar but one (should) feels more humble to me.
The incorrect answers were evenly spread across all units, but the conjunctions and clauses parts were the worst.
I pulled out my notes and made a review note.
I wrote down the quizzes that I answered incorrectly, what I answered, and why I made these wrong answers.
I discussed these with AI and got help.
Nothing wrong with the writing here, just want to say to be *very* careful using AI. It is often wrong in misleading ways and unless you know what it's talking about in great detail it's hard to identify when it is wrong. I would not trust it as a source of information that you want to learn.
It was very handy.
Unfortunately, I needed to leave the cafe around 9 a.m. because I had other plans, but I wrote as many notes as I could until I left.
I had another big plan today, which isOne of those plans was celebrating Bento Box Day.
You mentioned having other plans in the previous sentence so linking this sentence to the previous one flows a little more naturally.
A colleague and I have on this daycelebrated it since April this year.
This sentence is a little difficult to interpret. Since you specify when you celebrate it in the next sentence you can remove that part to simplify this sentence a bit.
EveryAt the end of theeach month, we gather at each other's homes and make bento for the next day's lunch together.
This way flows more naturally.
It is sSometimes it's Asian food, and sometimes European food, due to our backgrounds.
Personal feeling that having "sometimes" at the start is more natural. Also using contractions like "it's" feels more natural in most cases.
We've been on vacation nowrecently, so we didn't need to make "lunch".
Struggling to interpret what this means since you mention making lunch in the next sentence.
SoBecause of this, we were going to make Focaccia at her home, and I brought Soba noodles for our lunch.
Avoiding repetition of "so"
She picked me up around noon, and we went shopping for baking ingredients together.
We bought some veggies, cheese, ham, and more.
Also, we stopped by an Asian grocery market and bought 5 different flavours of ice cream!
After we arrived at her home, her boyfriend joined us, and we had the lunch I made.
We made focaccia dough, but she wasn't happy with it.
I hadve no idea at all about baking, so I just felt sorry about it.
If you still don't really know much about baking, then it is better to express that in present tense. Using past tense implies that at the time you didn't but that now you do (or at least might).
While the dough was rising, we made Pizzelles.
It was an Italian cookie, and I heard about it for the first time.
It looked like a waffle, and it was good!
We made small waffle cups with the cookie and put the ice creams we bought earlier in them.
When using "put" you generally need to specify what you put the object in.
My picks were black sesame and red bean.
The dough rising was longertook longer to rise than we expected, so we played a board game while we were waiting.
Rephrased to be more natural.
We played Sushi Sushi, and it was simple and fun.
Oh!
And I received some nice holiday presents from them.
A bag of olives and a book: Le Petit Prince.
I was so happy because I LOVE olives!!
As for the book, she, some other colleagues, and I have a weekly French chat in the morning.
We have been reading this book together on my iPad so far, but she gifted me the paper book!
It was such a thoughtful gift.
We shared stories about our recent days.
They were always warm and kind to me, and I really appreciated the moment with them.
In fact, during the baking time, I asked them so many things about English - folding dough, lukewarm water, etc. - but they never showed me any disappointment, or acted like a parents.
They showed me what the "folding" is, and guided my hand to let me feel what "lukewarm" is.
These were really small things, but also really, but they were enormous things foro me.
The original sentence makes sense, but this is how I would phrase it.
I can't saynot express how wonderful they are.
Instead of "say", "express" feels more appropriate here. I'd also say this is one of a few cases where not using the contraction is more natural. Not using the contraction here provides additional emphasis.
My English is not fluent enough, even though I have been doing this English sprint for the past week, so I couldn't talk to them enough about how I appreciate it.
But someday, I want to talk to them about what I feel.
For that, I need to study English harder!
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Very good work. I'm sure your friend will appreciate you expressing your feelings even if it's not perfect. It's the thought that counts!
English Sprint Day 6 & Bento Box Day
I started my day early today.
The "today" feels redundant to me because you put "my day." Another alternative sentence could be "I started today early" to let the reader know that you're talking about the current day.
I sat at a table in Starbucks at 5 a.m. and cracked open my grammar book.
I planned to check my understanding of ithis book, so I took the quizzes at the end of the pages.
Because you already mentioned the grammar book in the last sentence, you can replace "the book" with it so it's more concise and natural sounding.
I checked all my answers with the answer sheet, and I was disappointed with the result.
I had 36 wrong answers out of 198 questions.
It i's a basic grammar book, so I thought I shwould have gotten a better result.
The contraction "It's" sounds more natural and so does "would." I wish I had a better explanation. Sorry.
The incorrect answers were evenly spread across all units, but the conjunctions and clauses parts were the worst.
I pulled out my notes and made a review note.
I wrote down the quizzes that I answered incorrectly, what I answered, and why I made these wrong answers.
I discussed these with AI and got help.
It was very handy.
Unfortunately, I needed to leave the cafe around 9 a.m. because I had other plans, but I wrote as many notes as I could until I left.
I had another big plan today, which is Bento Box Day.
A colleague and I have celebrated it on this day since April.
I also think you should clarify what you mean by April. Do you mean April of this year? Last year? When? I'm not sure I understand completely what you're trying to say here.
Every end of the month, we gather at each other's homes and make a bento for the next day's lunch together.
It i's sometimes Asian food, and sometimes European food, due to the difference in our backgrounds.
Similar to the other sentence, "it's" just sounds more natural here. Also I put "the difference" to clarify more, but that part sounds good and makes sense without it.
We've been on vacation now, so we didn't need to make "lunch".
It's not clear why you're using quotation marks here around the word "lunch." It's it something sarcastic or a direct quote of someone? If not, there's probably no need.
So we were going to make Focaccia at her home, and I brought Soba noodles for our lunch.
She picked me up around noon, and we went shopping for baking ingredients together.
We bought some veggies, cheese, ham, and more.
Also, we stopped by an Asian grocery market and bought 5 different flavours of ice cream!
Just a note on the word flavors. I assume you're going for the British spelling, but if you're going for the American spelling, it should be "flavors."
After we arrived at her home, her boyfriend joined us, and we had the lunch I made.
We made focaccia dough, but she wasn't happy with it.
I had no idea at all about baking, so I just felt sorrybad about it.
The words "sorry" has the feeling as if you did something wrong, but "bad" has the feeling of pity which seems more appropriate here.
While the dough was rising, we made Pizzelles.
It wais an Italian cookie, and I heard about it for the first time.
Because you're explaining what a Pizzelle is, you'll want to talk in the present with "is" instead of "was."
It lookeds like a waffle, and it was good!
Similar explanation to the last sentence.
We made small waffle cups with the cookies and put the ice creams we bought earlier.
The word "ice cream" is both singular and plural.
My picks were black sesame and red bean.
The dough rising was longer than we expected, so we played a board game while we were waiting.
We played Sushi Sushi, and it was simple and fun.
Oh!
And I received some nice holiday presents from them.
Aa bag of olives and a book:, Le Petit Prince.
I would merge this and the last sentence, adding a comma after "them" and before "a." Also use of a colon is more for a series of items. A comma is more appropriate here.
I was so happy because I LOVE olives!!
As for the book, shmy colleague, some other colleagues, and I have a weekly French chat about it in the morning.
This is what I think you were trying say. I used "my colleague" instead of "she" to remind the reader of who you were talking about because that colleague hadn't been mentioned in the last couple of sentences. It's like a little reminder of who you're talking about.
Also, because you have "As for the book" in the beginning, the rest of the sentence feels off because you haven't connected it to the rest of what you're talking about. So I added "it."
We have been reading this book together on my iPad so far, but she gifted me the paper book!
It was such a thoughtful gift.
We shared stories about our recentpast few days.
Sounds more natural.
They were always warm and kind to me, and I really appreciated theat moment with them.
Sounds more natural.
In fact, during the baking time, I asked them so many things about English - --folding dough, lukewarm water, etc. - --but they never showed me any disappointment,. They acted like parents.
It's a small detail but the double dash, not the single one, is used in this case, with no spaces.
They showed me what the "folding" is, and guided my hand to let me feel what "lukewarm" is.
These were really small things, but also enormous things for me.
I can't say enough how wonderful they are.
My English is not fluent enough, even though I have been doing this English sprint for the past week, so I couldn't talk to them enough about how I appreciate it.
But someday, I want to talk to them about what I feel.
For that, I need to study English harder!
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Good job! This was such an interesting read. Good luck with your grammar book and English sprint :)
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I started my day early today. I started my day early The "today" feels redundant to me because you put "my day." Another alternative sentence could be "I started today early" to let the reader know that you're talking about the current day. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I sat at a table in Starbucks at 5 a.m. and cracked open my grammar book. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I planned to check my understanding of this book, so I took the quizzes at the end of the pages. I planned to check my understanding of it Because you already mentioned the grammar book in the last sentence, you can replace "the book" with it so it's more concise and natural sounding. I planned to check my understanding You've already mentioned the book, so we can infer that the understanding you refer to here is of the book |
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I checked all my answers with the answer sheet, and I was disappointed with the result. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I had 36 wrong answers out of 198 questions. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It is a basic grammar book, so I thought I should have gotten a better result. It The contraction "It's" sounds more natural and so does "would." I wish I had a better explanation. Sorry. It Contrary to the other comment I think there's a meaningful difference between "would" and "should" "I thought I would have gotten a better result" implies that you assumed that your result will be good and are surprised you didn't. "I thought I should have gotten a better result" implies that you are disappointed in yourself and wanted to do better. These are similar but one (should) feels more humble to me. |
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The incorrect answers were evenly spread across all units, but the conjunctions and clauses parts were the worst. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I pulled out my notes and made a review note. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I wrote down the quizzes that I answered incorrectly, what I answered, and why I made these wrong answers. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I discussed these with AI and got help. This sentence has been marked as perfect! I discussed these with AI and got help. Nothing wrong with the writing here, just want to say to be *very* careful using AI. It is often wrong in misleading ways and unless you know what it's talking about in great detail it's hard to identify when it is wrong. I would not trust it as a source of information that you want to learn. |
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It was very handy. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Unfortunately, I needed to leave the cafe around 9 a.m. because I had other plans, but I wrote as many notes as I could until I left. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I had another big plan today, which is Bento Box Day. I had another big plan today
You mentioned having other plans in the previous sentence so linking this sentence to the previous one flows a little more naturally. |
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A colleague and I have on this day since April. A colleague and I have celebrated it on this day since April. I also think you should clarify what you mean by April. Do you mean April of this year? Last year? When? I'm not sure I understand completely what you're trying to say here. A colleague and I have This sentence is a little difficult to interpret. Since you specify when you celebrate it in the next sentence you can remove that part to simplify this sentence a bit. |
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Every end of the month, we gather at each other's homes and make bento for the next day's lunch together. Every end of the month, we gather at each other's homes and make a bento for the next day's lunch together.
This way flows more naturally. |
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It is sometimes Asian food, and sometimes European food, due to our backgrounds. It Similar to the other sentence, "it's" just sounds more natural here. Also I put "the difference" to clarify more, but that part sounds good and makes sense without it.
Personal feeling that having "sometimes" at the start is more natural. Also using contractions like "it's" feels more natural in most cases. |
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We've been on vacation now, so we didn't need to make "lunch". We've been on vacation now, so we didn't need to make "lunch". It's not clear why you're using quotation marks here around the word "lunch." It's it something sarcastic or a direct quote of someone? If not, there's probably no need. We've been on vacation Struggling to interpret what this means since you mention making lunch in the next sentence. |
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We bought some veggies, cheese, ham, and more. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In fact, during the baking time, I asked them so many things about English - folding dough, lukewarm water, etc. - but they never showed me any disappointment, acted like parents. In fact, during the baking time, I asked them so many things about English It's a small detail but the double dash, not the single one, is used in this case, with no spaces. In fact, during the baking time, I asked them so many things about English - folding dough, lukewarm water, etc. - but they never showed |
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They showed me what the "folding" is, and guided my hand to let me feel what "lukewarm" is. They showed me what This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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These were really small things, but also enormous things for me. These were really small things These were The original sentence makes sense, but this is how I would phrase it. |
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I can't say how wonderful they are. I can't say enough how wonderful they are. I can Instead of "say", "express" feels more appropriate here. I'd also say this is one of a few cases where not using the contraction is more natural. Not using the contraction here provides additional emphasis. |
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My English is not fluent enough, even though I have been doing this English sprint for the past week, so I couldn't talk to them enough about how I appreciate it. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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But someday, I want to talk to them about what I feel. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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For that, I need to study English harder! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So we were going to make Focaccia at her home, and I brought Soba noodles for our lunch. This sentence has been marked as perfect!
Avoiding repetition of "so" |
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She picked me up around noon, and we went shopping for baking ingredients together. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Also, we stopped by an Asian grocery market and bought 5 different flavours of ice cream! Also, we stopped by an Asian grocery market and bought 5 different flavours of ice cream! Just a note on the word flavors. I assume you're going for the British spelling, but if you're going for the American spelling, it should be "flavors." This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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After we arrived at her home, her boyfriend joined us, and we had the lunch I made. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We made focaccia dough, but she wasn't happy with it. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I had no idea at all about baking, so I just felt sorry about it. I had no idea at all about baking, so I just felt The words "sorry" has the feeling as if you did something wrong, but "bad" has the feeling of pity which seems more appropriate here. I ha If you still don't really know much about baking, then it is better to express that in present tense. Using past tense implies that at the time you didn't but that now you do (or at least might). |
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While the dough was rising, we made Pizzelles. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It was an Italian cookie, and I heard about it for the first time. It Because you're explaining what a Pizzelle is, you'll want to talk in the present with "is" instead of "was." This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It looked like a waffle, and it was good! It look Similar explanation to the last sentence. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We made small waffle cups with the cookie and put the ice creams we bought earlier. We made small waffle cups with the cookies and put the ice cream The word "ice cream" is both singular and plural. We made small waffle cups with the cookie and put the ice creams we bought earlier in them. When using "put" you generally need to specify what you put the object in. |
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My picks were black sesame and red bean. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The dough rising was longer than we expected, so we played a board game while we were waiting. This sentence has been marked as perfect! The dough Rephrased to be more natural. |
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We played Sushi Sushi, and it was simple and fun. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Oh! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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And I received some nice holiday presents from them. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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A bag of olives and a book: Le Petit Prince.
I would merge this and the last sentence, adding a comma after "them" and before "a." Also use of a colon is more for a series of items. A comma is more appropriate here. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I was so happy because I LOVE olives!! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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As for the book, she, some other colleagues, and I have a weekly French chat in the morning. As for the book, This is what I think you were trying say. I used "my colleague" instead of "she" to remind the reader of who you were talking about because that colleague hadn't been mentioned in the last couple of sentences. It's like a little reminder of who you're talking about. Also, because you have "As for the book" in the beginning, the rest of the sentence feels off because you haven't connected it to the rest of what you're talking about. So I added "it." This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We have been reading this book together on my iPad so far, but she gifted me the paper book! This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It was such a thoughtful gift. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We shared stories about our recent days. We shared stories about our Sounds more natural. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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They were always warm and kind to me, and I really appreciated the moment with them. They were always warm and kind to me, and I really appreciated th Sounds more natural. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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