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As I am still practicing grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post.However, this time I’ll practise randomly since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned.

When I was a child, I often visited the local library in my town. Unlike many suburban libraries, there were books for any taste and age, from encyclopedias to children's books. I was always walking for hours among long rows of shelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered. More often than not, I couldn’t make a choice about what I wanted to read. While I poked around among old volumes and magazines, the librarian was usually making coffee or reading some book, so we didn’t interfere with each other. She was a middle-aged woman with a quiet voice, who was always wearing old-fashioned clothes that somehow didn’t look out of place on her. In the evening, after finishing work, she shut the door and left the library, returning the next morning at the same time.

For me, this woman was always a paragon of the avid reader, giving up many things in her life for the sake of her strongest passion, reading. She didn't have a husband or children, and I never saw her with a man. Sometimes, though, she brought her cat to the library. It was a big, fluffy animal with suspicious eyes and massive paws, always ready to pounce or attack. After discovering the cat at the library for the first time, I was afraid of her biting me for quite a long time but since she got used to me we got on like a house on fire.

I’d never had a pet before I met this cat, so it was quite a surprise when we liked each other. Since I had a brother, a pet in my family was out of the question. My parents were fairly tired of two restless adolescents turning everything upside down, so if we had adopted a pet, it would have become too noisy at home. I had already been in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog, surprised as much as me by their sudden decision. They had been hesitating for months before they finally got the dog at home. Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a stress for them.


As I am still practising grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post. However, I’ll practise randomly this time since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned.

When I was a child, I often visited the local library in my town. Unlike many suburban libraries, there were books for any taste and age, from encyclopedias to children's books. I was always walking for hours among the long rows of shelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered. More often than not, I couldn’t make a choice about what I wanted to read. While I poked around among old volumes and magazines, the librarian was usually making coffee or reading a book, so we didn’t bother each other. She was a middle-aged woman with a quiet voice, who was always wearing old-fashioned clothes that somehow didn’t look out of place on her. In the evening, after finishing work, she shut the door and left the library, and would return the next morning at the same time.

For me, this woman was always a paragon of the avid reader, giving up many things in her life for the sake of her strongest passion, reading. She didn't have a husband or children, and I never saw her with a man. Sometimes, though, she brought her cat to the library. It was a big and fluffy, with suspicious eyes and massive paws, always ready to pounce or attack. After discovering the cat at the library for the first time, I was afraid of her biting me for quite a long time. But once she got used to me, we got on like a house on fire.

I’d never had a pet before I met this cat, so it was quite a surprise when we liked each other. Since I had a brother, a pet in the family was out of the question. My parents were fairly tired of two restless adolescents turning everything upside down, so if we had adopted a pet, it would have become too noisy at home. I was already in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog, surprised as I was by their sudden decision. They had been hesitating for months before they finally got the dog. Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a source of stress for them.

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When I was a child, I often visited the local library in my town.

Unlike many suburban libraries, there were books for any taste and age, from encyclopedias to children's books.

While I poked around among old volumes and magazines, the librarian was usually making coffee or reading some book, so we didn’t interfere with each other.

She was a middle-aged woman with a quiet voice, who was always wearing old-fashioned clothes that somehow didn’t look out of place on her.

In the evening, after finishing work, she shut the door and left the library, returning the next morning at the same time.

She didn't have a husband or children, and I never saw her with a man.

Sometimes, though, she brought her cat to the library.

It was a big, fluffy animal with suspicious eyes and massive paws, always ready to pounce or attack.

Since I had a brother, a pet in my family was out of the question.

Unlike many suburban libraries, there were books for any taste and age, from encyclopedias to children's books.

More often than not, I couldn’t make a choice about what I wanted to read.

She was a middle-aged woman with a quiet voice, who was always wearing old-fashioned clothes that somehow didn’t look out of place on her.

In the evening, after finishing work, she shut the door and left the library, returning the next morning at the same time.

For me, this woman was always a paragon of the avid reader, giving up many things in her life for the sake of her strongest passion, reading.

She didn't have a husband or children, and I never saw her with a man.

Sometimes, though, she brought her cat to the library.

Since I had a brother, a pet in my family was out of the question.

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I was always walkinged for hours among the long rows of bookshelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered.

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I hadwas already been in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog, which surprised them as much as me by their sudden decision.

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Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a stressful for them.

or,

Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a source of stress for them.

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mari

March 8, 2023

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I thought we can use Past Continuous for irregular habits. ex "He was always making coffee."

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mari

March 8, 2023

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my clause with "surprised" incorrect or you suggest another option?

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liya_allien

March 8, 2023

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Yes, your original clause with "surprised" was incorrect. "Surprised as much as me" is never ever used this way in the US.

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liya_allien

March 8, 2023

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I thought we can use Past Continuous for irregular habits. ex "He was always making coffee."

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March 7, 2023

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I was always walkinged for hours among the long rows of shelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered.

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Random Practise


Random Practisce Random Practice

This is how we spell "practice" in the US.

Random Practisce Random Practice

As I am still practicing grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post.However, this time I’ll practise randomly since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned.


As I am still practicsing grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post. However, this time I’ll practise randomly this time since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned. As I am still practising grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post. However, I’ll practise randomly this time since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned.

As I am still practicing grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post.However, this time This time, however, I’ll practisce randomly since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned. As I am still practicing grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post. This time, however, I’ll practice randomly since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned.

As I am still practicsing grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post. However, this time I’ll practise randomly since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned. As I am still practising grammar in my writing, I will continue to use different tenses and conditionals in this post. However, this time I’ll practise randomly since I want to figure out which things I’ve learned.

When I was a child, I often visited the local library in my town.


When I was a child, I often visited the local library in my town. When I was a child, I often visited the local library.

"Local" and "in my town" are redundant. or, but far less common in the US, When I was a child, I often visited the library in my town.

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Unlike many suburban libraries, there were books for any taste and age, from encyclopedias to children's books.


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I was always walking for hours among long rows of shelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered.


I was always walkinged for hours among the long rows of shelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered. I always walked for hours among the long rows of shelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered.

I was always walkinged for hours among the long rows of bookshelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered. I always walked for hours among the long rows of bookshelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered.

I wasould always walking for hours among the long rows of shelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered. I would always walk for hours among the long rows of shelves, amazed by the abundance of books waiting to be discovered.

More often than not, I couldn’t make a choice about what I wanted to read.


More often than not, I couldn’t make a choice about what I wanted to read. More often than not, I couldn’t make a choice about what I wanted to read.

This reads really well - like a native sentence :)

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More often than not, I cwouldn’t not be able to make a choice about what I wanted to read. More often than not, I would not be able to make a choice about what I wanted to read.

While I poked around among old volumes and magazines, the librarian was usually making coffee or reading some book, so we didn’t interfere with each other.


While I poked around among old volumes and magazines, the librarian was usually making coffee or reading somea book, so we didn’t interfere withbother each other. While I poked around among old volumes and magazines, the librarian was usually making coffee or reading a book, so we didn’t bother eachother.

While I poked around among old volumes and magazines, the librarian was usually making coffee or reading somea book, so we didn’t interfere withbother each other. While I poked around old volumes and magazines, the librarian was usually making coffee or reading a book, so we didn’t bother each other.

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She was a middle-aged woman with a quiet voice, who was always wearing old-fashioned clothes that somehow didn’t look out of place on her.


She was a middle-aged woman with a quiet voice, who was always wearingore old-fashioned clothes that somehow didn’t look out of place on her. She was a middle-aged woman with a quiet voice, who always wore old-fashioned clothes that somehow didn’t look out of place on her.

"was always wearing" works too, but I'd expect that more in speech than in writing

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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

In the evening, after finishing work, she shut the door and left the library, returning the next morning at the same time.


In the evening, after finishing work, she shut the door and left the library, and would returning the next morning at the same time. In the evening, after finishing work, she shut the door and left the library, and would return the next morning at the same time.

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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

For me, this woman was always a paragon of the avid reader, giving up many things in her life for the sake of her strongest passion, reading.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

For me, this woman was always a paragonerfect example of thean avid reader, giving up many things in her life for the sake of her strongest passion, reading. For me, this woman was always a perfect example of an avid reader, giving up many things in her life for her strongest passion, reading.

She didn't have a husband or children, and I never saw her with a man.


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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

Sometimes, though, she brought her cat to the library.


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It was a big, fluffy animal with suspicious eyes and massive paws, always ready to pounce or attack.


It was a big, and fluffy animal, with suspicious eyes and massive paws, always ready to pounce or attack. It was big and fluffy, with suspicious eyes and massive paws, always ready to pounce or attack.

It was a big, fluffy animal with suspicioushifty eyes and massive paws, always ready to pounce or attack. It was a big, fluffy animal with shifty eyes and massive paws, always ready to pounce or attack.

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After discovering the cat at the library for the first time, I was afraid of her biting me for quite a long time but since she got used to me we got on like a house on fire.


After discovering the cat at the library for the first time, I was afraid of her biting me for quite a long time b. But sionce she got used to me, we got on like a house on fire. After discovering the cat at the library for the first time, I was afraid of her biting me for quite a long time. But once she got used to me, we got on like a house on fire.

After discovering the cat at the library for the first time, I was afraid of her biting me for quite a long time but since she got used to me we got on like a house on fireand then we got along very well. I was afraid of her biting me for quite a long time but she got used to me and then we got along very well.

The idiom "house on fire" sounds strange to me in this context.

After discovering the cat at the library for the first time, I was afraid of her biting me for quite a long tishe would bite me but sinceafter she got used to me, we got on like a house on fire. After discovering the cat at the library for the first time, I was afraid she would bite me but after she got used to me, we got on like a house on fire.

I’d never had a pet before I met this cat, so it was quite a surprise when we liked each other.


I’d never had a pet before I met this cat, so it was quite a surprise when I realized that we liked each other. I’d never had a pet before I met this cat, so it was quite a surprise when I realized that we liked each other.

I’d never had a pet before I met this cat, so it was quite a surprise whenthat we liked each other. I’d never had a pet before I met this cat, so it was quite a surprise that we liked each other.

Since I had a brother, a pet in my family was out of the question.


Since I had a brother, a pet in mythe family was out of the question. Since I had a brother, a pet in the family was out of the question.

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This sentence has been marked as perfect!

My parents were fairly tired of two restless adolescents turning everything upside down, so if we had adopted a pet, it would have become too noisy at home.


My parents were fairly tired of two restless adolescents turning everything upside down, so, if we had adopted a pet, it would have become too noisychaotic at home. My parents were fairly tired of two restless adolescents turning everything upside down so, if we had adopted a pet, it would have become too chaotic at home.

My parents were fairly tired of two restless adolescents turning everything upside down, so if we had adopted a pet, ithe home would have become too noisy at home. My parents were fairly tired of two restless adolescents turning everything upside down, so if we had adopted a pet, the home would have become too noisy.

I had already been in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog, surprised as much as me by their sudden decision.


I hadwas already been in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog,. They were as surprised as much as meI was by their sudden decision. I was already in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog. They were as surprised as I was by their sudden decision.

I hadwas already been in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog, which surprised them as much as me by their sudden decision. I was already in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog which surprised them as much as me.

I hadwas already been in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog, surprised as much as meand I was surprised by their sudden decision. I was already in my 20s when my parents finally decided to adopt a dog, and I was surprised by their sudden decision.

They had been hesitating for months before they finally got the dog at home.


They had been hesitating for months before they finally got the dog at home. They had been hesitating for months before they finally got the dog.

They had been hesitating for months before they finally got the dog at home. They had been hesitating for months before they finally got the dog.

They had been hesitating for months before they finally gobrought the dog at home. They had been hesitating for months before they finally brought the dog home.

Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a stress for them.


Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a source of stress for them. Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a source of stress for them.

Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a stressful for them. Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite stressful for them.

or, Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a source of stress for them.

Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite a stressful for them. Even though this dog brought a lot of joy to their lives, it was also quite stressful for them.

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