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TOMO_o

Sept. 11, 2025

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What are you doing this weekend?

This weekend I'm going to visit my grandmother. She lives in a town that's a 10 minutes drive from my house. I have no plan to do particularly there, but the way to spend my time with my family is great. I'll want to take it easy because there were a lot of business trips this week.

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This weekend, I'm going to visit my grandmother.

She lives in a town that's a 10 minutes drive from my house.

This is how we would say it in spoken conversation or how we would write it to sound conversational in American English. However, it is grammatically incorrect and should not be used in professional writing.

As you can see: if there are 10 of them then the word "minute" should be plural just as you have it. For some reason we omit the "s" in this phrase.

Example: "It's only a thirty minute drive."

To be grammatical, you would rewrite it as: "She lives in a town 10 minutes away from my house"

I have no plan to do particularly plans there, but the way to spending my time with my family is great.

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TOMO_o

Sept. 12, 2025

6

Thank you very much for your careful corrections.
I still can't tell the difference between spoken and written language.
But I'm starting to learn it little by little.

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kevino

Sept. 12, 2025

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You're welcome. Good luck with your studies.

What are you doing this weekend?

This weekend, I'm going to visit my grandmother.

She lives in a town that's a 10 minutes driveaway from my house.

technically correct but this is more natural

I have no plan to do particularlyreason to go there, but the way to spend mying time with my family is great.

I'll want to take it easy because there wereI had a lot of business trips this week.

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TOMO_o

Sept. 12, 2025

6

Thank you very much for your careful corrections.
To learn natural ways of expression, you first have to make mistakes.

What are you doing this weekend?


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This weekend I'm going to visit my grandmother.


This weekend, I'm going to visit my grandmother.

This weekend, I'm going to visit my grandmother.

She lives in a town that's a 10 minutes drive from my house.


She lives in a town that's a 10 minutes driveaway from my house.

technically correct but this is more natural

She lives in a town that's a 10 minutes drive from my house.

This is how we would say it in spoken conversation or how we would write it to sound conversational in American English. However, it is grammatically incorrect and should not be used in professional writing. As you can see: if there are 10 of them then the word "minute" should be plural just as you have it. For some reason we omit the "s" in this phrase. Example: "It's only a thirty minute drive." To be grammatical, you would rewrite it as: "She lives in a town 10 minutes away from my house"

I have no plan to do particularly there, but the way to spend my time with my family is great.


I have no plan to do particularlyreason to go there, but the way to spend mying time with my family is great.

I have no plan to do particularly plans there, but the way to spending my time with my family is great.

I'll want to take it easy because there were a lot of business trips this week.


I'll want to take it easy because there wereI had a lot of business trips this week.

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