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kiwy

July 16, 2021

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Night Riding

My legs were sore, I thought I can't keep running today. So I decided to ride a bike to auntie's home. It was so hot in the afternoon, so I started at dusk.
When I arrived, I was told that auntie had went to the rice field. I chatted with her father-in-law a few minutes. Then I went to the field. A few people were busy working there. The ridges of the field were a little muddy. I pulled up my trousers and walked cautious. Water was flowing in the small stream, it was so clear that I can see the mud in the bottom. Birds were flying in the sky. Breeze was flowing. There were green trees around the field. It was very peaceful.
When I was on my half way, auntie recognized me. She told me not to approach because there were many ants. And she asked to go back to ask another auntie to help her. I did what she asked and waited for her in her front yard.
Her father-in-law pointed at a longan tree and invited me to pick some longan. He said they were sweet. I picked some and tried. Wow, to my surprise, they were so delicious. They were sweet, but not merely sweet. I can't describe the taste exactly. Then uncle picked some lobgans from another tree which he thought would be more delicious. But I thought it tasted so normal. So I stood under the first tree, kept picking and eating. I was so satisfied with the moment.
Auntie didn't come back until it was dark. She said the rice seedlings were almost dead because of the hot weather. It was lucky that she went to look after them and saved them in time.
After dinner, I began to ride back. I rode with my torch on. But I haven't use the torch for a long time, I didn't know that it was power off. Lukily, I can use my phone's light. When I was riding on the country road, I play music from my phone loudly. There was moonlight, it was a little dim but it was beautiful. I saw a few fireflies, they shone and shone. Because I was alone, I was a little nervous. I kept riding and riding.
I went to a night ride on the same road last summer, and I encountered many fireflies flying in the brushwoodsall the way. It felt like I was riding in the sky which were full of stars. It was the most wonderful night ride in my life for now.

Corrections

My legs were sore,. I thought I caouldn't keep running today.

Those are two independent clauses, so you need a conjunction if you want to separate them with a comma (e.g., "My legs were sore, so I thought . . ."). Personally, I would phrase it as "My legs were so sore that I thought I . . ."

Couldn't needs to be past because in "My legs were sore" you establish it as a past setting.

So I decided to ride a bike to aAuntie's home.

Capitalize family titles ("mom/dad/etc.") when they're used as the subject of the sentence. In other words, when they replace the name.

So if your aunt's name is "Sue," the normal phrase would be "to Sue's home." Here, it's "to Auntie's home," so it's clear that "Sue" is being replaced by "Auntie" and should be capitalized. It also shouldn't have an article or possessive pronoun in front of it (the/a/my/her).

E.g. "It was my mom." BUT "It was Mom."

It was so hot in the afternoon, so I started at dusk.

It's grammatically okay, but having "so" twice in here is a bit repetitive. Could be "It was so hot in the afternoon that I started at dusk" or just "It was hot in the afternoon, so . . ." You could alternatively replace "so hot" with a different intensifier (e.g., "very hot," "too hot") or use a stronger adjective (e.g., "scorching," "blistering" [might have to add some word to make "blistering" work; check dictionary for usage]).

When I arrived, I was told that aAuntie had wentgone to the rice field.

I chatted with her father-in-law a few minutes.

Then I went to the field.

A few people were busy working there.

The ridges of the field were a little muddy.

I pulled up my trousers and walked cautiously.

Adverb, not adjective here.

Water was flowing in the small stream, i. It was so clear that I canould see the mud in the bottom.

Same problems as first sentence.

Birds were flying in the sky.

BA breeze was flowing.

This sentences strikes me as a bit off. I'd do something more like "There was a gentle breeze in the air" (preferably, "in the air" would be replaced with something more specific, like "caressing my cheeks" or something).

There were green trees around the field.

It was very peaceful.

When I was on my half way there, aAuntie recognized me.

She told me not to approach because there were many ants.

I more commonly see "approach" used as a transitive verb, so I'd do "approach her," but should be okay in either case, so up to you.

And she asked me to go back to ask another auntie to help her.

I assume that's what you meant. This is a change of meaning, so just make sure that's right. What I put means that your aunt wants you to go fetch another aunt, whereas what you had originally means that she's asking you for permission for her to go back.

I did what she asked and waited for her in her front yard.

Her father-in-law pointed at a longan tree and invited me to pick some longan.

He said they were sweet.

I picked some and tried them.

If that's what you mean.

Then uUncle picked some lobngans from another tree, which he thought would be more delicious.

"which" when used as a relative pronoun has a comma before it. Look up the difference if you want to know more (the other option would be "that").

That said, this doesn't work great because as is, the sentence means that the uncle thought that the tree would be more delicious, whereas I think you're trying to say that the longan from the other tree are tastier. I might just separate it into a separate sentence like "Then Uncle picked some longans from another tree; he thought they would be more delicious."

But I thought it tasted so normal.

Doesn't really fit.

So I stood under the first tree, and kept picking and eating.

I was so satisfied with thein that moment.

It's hard to be satisfied "with" a moment because that's kind of an arbitrary idea, whereas "in" just means that at that time, you were filled with a sense of satisfaction.

But I havedn't used the torch for a long time, and I didn't know that it was powered off.

Past tense for "haven't." "Used" is the past participle.

Luckily, I canould use my phone's light.

Whilen I was riding on the country road, I played music from my phone loudly.

There was moonlight, i. It was a little dim, but it was beautiful.

The comma is "proper" because when a coordinating conjunction connects two independent clauses, there should be a comma. But in pretty much every use (except maybe a test), it's not necessary here, especially because the sentence is so short.

E.g., "It was a little dim, but it was beautiful" BUT "It was a little dim but beautiful" (in the second, I removed the "it," so the second clause is no longer independent)

I saw a few fireflies, t. They shone and shone.

I went ton a night ride on the same road last summer, and I encountered many fireflies flying in the brushwoods all the way.

It felt like I was riding in the sky, which wereas full of stars.

"starry sky" might be better (fancier could be "star-spangled/star-speckled sky")

It was the most wonderful night ride in my life for now.

Or "It has been the most wonderful night ride in my life so far"

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Pretty good! One general comment I'll make is that you have a lot of really short simply sentences (i.e., "[subject] + [verb] + [object]" [roughly]). When you feel comfortable, try doing more complex or compound sentences.

kiwy's avatar
kiwy

July 17, 2021

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Thanks for your correction. Since my vocabulary is so poor, I don't know how to write complex sentences. But I will try.

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kiwy

July 17, 2021

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I went ton a night ride on the same road last summer, and I encountered many fireflies flying in the brushwoods all the way.

So, go to+v., while go on+n., right?

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zdxxuan

July 18, 2021

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Thanks for your correction. Since my vocabulary is so poor, I don't know how to write complex sentences. But I will try.

You're vocabulary isn't bad at all! But even if it were, complex sentences don't have to do with vocabulary—just sentence structure. Like with the first sentence, you could make it complex just by moving things around a bit: "I thought I couldn't keep running today BECAUSE my legs were sore."

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zdxxuan

July 18, 2021

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So, go to+v., while go on+n., right?

Unfortunately, it isn't quite that simple. "To" is for verbs, but it's also for nouns too. But more commonly, it's used with places (e.g., "I went to the park," "I went to his house"). "On" is used less frequently for sentences like "I went on a run" and "I went on vacation." A lot of the time, preposition rules are difficult to completely memorize, so it's really a matter of just getting used to the language, and you'll naturally start to get them. (And even if you mess them up, it's minor so don't worry about it too much).

So I decided to ride a bike to auntie's home.


So I decided to ride a bike to aAuntie's home.

Capitalize family titles ("mom/dad/etc.") when they're used as the subject of the sentence. In other words, when they replace the name. So if your aunt's name is "Sue," the normal phrase would be "to Sue's home." Here, it's "to Auntie's home," so it's clear that "Sue" is being replaced by "Auntie" and should be capitalized. It also shouldn't have an article or possessive pronoun in front of it (the/a/my/her). E.g. "It was my mom." BUT "It was Mom."

Night Riding


My legs were sore, I thought I can't keep running today.


My legs were sore,. I thought I caouldn't keep running today.

Those are two independent clauses, so you need a conjunction if you want to separate them with a comma (e.g., "My legs were sore, so I thought . . ."). Personally, I would phrase it as "My legs were so sore that I thought I . . ." Couldn't needs to be past because in "My legs were sore" you establish it as a past setting.

It was so hot in the afternoon, so I started at dusk.


It was so hot in the afternoon, so I started at dusk.

It's grammatically okay, but having "so" twice in here is a bit repetitive. Could be "It was so hot in the afternoon that I started at dusk" or just "It was hot in the afternoon, so . . ." You could alternatively replace "so hot" with a different intensifier (e.g., "very hot," "too hot") or use a stronger adjective (e.g., "scorching," "blistering" [might have to add some word to make "blistering" work; check dictionary for usage]).

When I arrived, I was told that auntie had went to the rice field.


When I arrived, I was told that aAuntie had wentgone to the rice field.

I chatted with her father-in-law a few minutes.


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Then I went to the field.


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A few people were busy working there.


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The ridges of the field were a little muddy.


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I pulled up my trousers and walked cautious.


I pulled up my trousers and walked cautiously.

Adverb, not adjective here.

Water was flowing in the small stream, it was so clear that I can see the mud in the bottom.


Water was flowing in the small stream, i. It was so clear that I canould see the mud in the bottom.

Same problems as first sentence.

Birds were flying in the sky.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Breeze was flowing.


BA breeze was flowing.

This sentences strikes me as a bit off. I'd do something more like "There was a gentle breeze in the air" (preferably, "in the air" would be replaced with something more specific, like "caressing my cheeks" or something).

There were green trees around the field.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

It was very peaceful.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

When I was on my half way, auntie recognized me.


When I was on my half way there, aAuntie recognized me.

She told me not to approach because there were many ants.


She told me not to approach because there were many ants.

I more commonly see "approach" used as a transitive verb, so I'd do "approach her," but should be okay in either case, so up to you.

And she asked to go back to ask another auntie to help her.


And she asked me to go back to ask another auntie to help her.

I assume that's what you meant. This is a change of meaning, so just make sure that's right. What I put means that your aunt wants you to go fetch another aunt, whereas what you had originally means that she's asking you for permission for her to go back.

I did what she asked and waited for her in her front yard.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Her father-in-law pointed at a longan tree and invited me to pick some longan.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

He said they were sweet.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I picked some and tried.


I picked some and tried them.

If that's what you mean.

Wow, to my surprise, they were so delicious.


They were sweet, but not merely sweet.


I can't describe the taste exactly.


Then uncle picked some lobgans from another tree which he thought would be more delicious.


Then uUncle picked some lobngans from another tree, which he thought would be more delicious.

"which" when used as a relative pronoun has a comma before it. Look up the difference if you want to know more (the other option would be "that"). That said, this doesn't work great because as is, the sentence means that the uncle thought that the tree would be more delicious, whereas I think you're trying to say that the longan from the other tree are tastier. I might just separate it into a separate sentence like "Then Uncle picked some longans from another tree; he thought they would be more delicious."

But I thought it tasted so normal.


But I thought it tasted so normal.

Doesn't really fit.

So I stood under the first tree, kept picking and eating.


So I stood under the first tree, and kept picking and eating.

I was so satisfied with the moment.


I was so satisfied with thein that moment.

It's hard to be satisfied "with" a moment because that's kind of an arbitrary idea, whereas "in" just means that at that time, you were filled with a sense of satisfaction.

Auntie didn't come back until it was dark.


She said the rice seedlings were almost dead because of the hot weather.


It was lucky that she went to look after them and saved them in time.


After dinner, I began to ride back.


I rode with my torch on.


But I haven't use the torch for a long time, I didn't know that it was power off.


But I havedn't used the torch for a long time, and I didn't know that it was powered off.

Past tense for "haven't." "Used" is the past participle.

Lukily, I can use my phone's light.


Luckily, I canould use my phone's light.

When I was riding on the country road, I play music from my phone loudly.


Whilen I was riding on the country road, I played music from my phone loudly.

There was moonlight, it was a little dim but it was beautiful.


There was moonlight, i. It was a little dim, but it was beautiful.

The comma is "proper" because when a coordinating conjunction connects two independent clauses, there should be a comma. But in pretty much every use (except maybe a test), it's not necessary here, especially because the sentence is so short. E.g., "It was a little dim, but it was beautiful" BUT "It was a little dim but beautiful" (in the second, I removed the "it," so the second clause is no longer independent)

I saw a few fireflies, they shone and shone.


I saw a few fireflies, t. They shone and shone.

Because I was alone, I was a little nervous.


I kept riding and riding.


I went to a night ride on the same road last summer, and I encountered many fireflies flying in the brushwoodsall the way.


I went ton a night ride on the same road last summer, and I encountered many fireflies flying in the brushwoods all the way.

It felt like I was riding in the sky which were full of stars.


It felt like I was riding in the sky, which wereas full of stars.

"starry sky" might be better (fancier could be "star-spangled/star-speckled sky")

It was the most wonderful night ride in my life for now.


It was the most wonderful night ride in my life for now.

Or "It has been the most wonderful night ride in my life so far"

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