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IvyDPlum

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Renovation Day 4

The worker start his work around 9 am again.

He started to take down upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower. After that, everything went smoothly.

Around noon, our kitchen project design manager stopped by home and show me some tile samples. We already had talked it before and she just wanted to confirm it. I choose a simple, white, and glossy square tile.

Tomorrow the another project manager will come here and install our countertops. I am going to talk about the plumbing and electrical problem with him.

Corrections

The worker start his workarrived around 9 am again.

You used "started" in the first and second sentences. To avoid this repetition, I suggest a verb that relates specifically to time.

He started to taketook down the upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower.



He started to take down the upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower. (This doesn't sound right to me.)
He started to take down the upper cabinets, and he reattached them a little bit lower. (IDK if this fixes the problem.)


I like @Lionel's suggestion of "he started by," but I'm not sure that it aligns well with "he reattached."
I tried some variations, but I couldn't decide if they were grammatically correct!

He started by taking down the upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower. (?)
He started by taking down the upper cabinets, and he reattached them a little bit lower. (?)
He started by taking down the upper cabinets; then he reattached them a little bit lower. (?)
He started by taking down the upper cabinets, which he reattached a little bit lower. (?)


When I am confused like this, I choose a structure I know is correct!

Around noon, our kitchen project design manager stopped by home and showed me some tile samples.

"stopped by" and "came over" (stop by & come over) both imply that you are in a place, and the person in question is joining you there

We had already had talked it before andabout tiles, but she just wanted to confirm itmy choice.

You don't need "already" and "before" in the same sentence. One is enough.
"it" doesn't clearly refer to something in a previous sentence. The closest thing is "tile samples"
In speaking, you could use "we talked about it before" meaning "we talked about that topic," but in writing it's best to be precise, so that your reader doesn't have to pause and figure things out.

I choose a simple, white, and glossy square tile.

Tomorrow the another project manager will come here and install our countertops.

"the other" (if there are two) or "another" (if it is just one more and we don't know the total number)

Feedback

When you move beyond simple sentences in your writing, grammar errors become harder to fix, and questions about what is correct become harder to answer. If I am in doubt, I usually change the sentence structure to something I feel confident is correct.

IvyDPlum's avatar
IvyDPlum

today

9

You are right. I will write short and simple sentences next time.
Thanks for your feedback!

IvyDPlum's avatar
IvyDPlum

today

9

I don’t know it helps, the second sentence in my mother tongue is:
그는 상부장을 떼어낸 후 조금 더 낮은 위치에 다시 설치했습니다.

I asked AI to translate it and it said: “He took down the upper cabinet and installed it again a bit lower.“
So I think you understood very well what I wanted to say & well feedback!

Renovation Day 4

The worker started his work around 9 am again.

He started to take down upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower.

After that, everything went smoothly.

Around noon, our kitchen project design manager stopped by home and showed me some tile samples.

"Home" is not necessary. "Stopped by" is a common expression by itself, with the "here" implied. You could also say, "stopped by the house."

We had already had talked about it before and, but she just wanted to confirm it.

talked about it OR discussed it
"but" is better than "and" because the second part is surprising, given the first part.

I choose a simple, white, and glossy square tile.

I don't like to overcorrect punctuation for language learners, but really this should probably be "simple white

Tomorrow the another project manager will come here and install our countertops.

Feedback

Great work! Remember to consistently use the past tense.

Is it annoying to be there during all the construction? Lots of noise?

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IvyDPlum

today

9

It is! So I use noise canceling headphones during my work. Thanks for your corrections!

The worker start his work at around 9 am again.

He started toby takeing down the upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower.

"started by" gives the nuance that this is the first thing that this person did.
while "started" would simply means that he has begun that task at that moment.

After that, everything went smoothly.

Around noon, our kitchen project design manager stopped by my home and showed me some tile samples.

We had already had talked about it before and she just wanted to confirm it.

or you can also say "We had already discussed it...."

I choose a simple, white, and glossy square tile.

for past tense consistency

Tomorrow the, another project manager will come here and install our countertops.

I am going to talk about the plumbing and electrical problems with him.

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Lionel

today

5

just wanted to add that if you were trying to refer to the second manager when there are only two managers, then it would be "Tomorrow, the other project manager will come here and install our countertops."

IvyDPlum's avatar
IvyDPlum

today

9

Oh, good point. I should use “other”.
Thank you for your correction!

Renovation Day 4


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The worker start his work around 9 am again.


The worker start his work at around 9 am again.

The worker started his work around 9 am again.

The worker start his workarrived around 9 am again.

You used "started" in the first and second sentences. To avoid this repetition, I suggest a verb that relates specifically to time.

He started to take down upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower.


He started toby takeing down the upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower.

"started by" gives the nuance that this is the first thing that this person did. while "started" would simply means that he has begun that task at that moment.

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

He started to taketook down the upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower.



He started to take down the upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower. (This doesn't sound right to me.) He started to take down the upper cabinets, and he reattached them a little bit lower. (IDK if this fixes the problem.) I like @Lionel's suggestion of "he started by," but I'm not sure that it aligns well with "he reattached." I tried some variations, but I couldn't decide if they were grammatically correct! He started by taking down the upper cabinets and reattached them a little bit lower. (?) He started by taking down the upper cabinets, and he reattached them a little bit lower. (?) He started by taking down the upper cabinets; then he reattached them a little bit lower. (?) He started by taking down the upper cabinets, which he reattached a little bit lower. (?) When I am confused like this, I choose a structure I know is correct!

After that, everything went smoothly.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Around noon, our kitchen project design manager stopped by home and show me some tile samples.


Around noon, our kitchen project design manager stopped by my home and showed me some tile samples.

Around noon, our kitchen project design manager stopped by home and showed me some tile samples.

"Home" is not necessary. "Stopped by" is a common expression by itself, with the "here" implied. You could also say, "stopped by the house."

Around noon, our kitchen project design manager stopped by home and showed me some tile samples.

"stopped by" and "came over" (stop by & come over) both imply that you are in a place, and the person in question is joining you there

We already had talked it before and she just wanted to confirm it.


We had already had talked about it before and she just wanted to confirm it.

or you can also say "We had already discussed it...."

We had already had talked about it before and, but she just wanted to confirm it.

talked about it OR discussed it "but" is better than "and" because the second part is surprising, given the first part.

We had already had talked it before andabout tiles, but she just wanted to confirm itmy choice.

You don't need "already" and "before" in the same sentence. One is enough. "it" doesn't clearly refer to something in a previous sentence. The closest thing is "tile samples" In speaking, you could use "we talked about it before" meaning "we talked about that topic," but in writing it's best to be precise, so that your reader doesn't have to pause and figure things out.

I choose a simple, white, and glossy square tile.


I choose a simple, white, and glossy square tile.

for past tense consistency

I choose a simple, white, and glossy square tile.

I don't like to overcorrect punctuation for language learners, but really this should probably be "simple white

I choose a simple, white, and glossy square tile.

Tomorrow the another project manager will come here and install our countertops.


Tomorrow the, another project manager will come here and install our countertops.

Tomorrow the another project manager will come here and install our countertops.

Tomorrow the another project manager will come here and install our countertops.

"the other" (if there are two) or "another" (if it is just one more and we don't know the total number)

I am going to talk about the plumbing and electrical problem with him.


I am going to talk about the plumbing and electrical problems with him.

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