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1. Is there anything wrong with the tense here(I don't know, it's just that I was taught long ago to avoid using different tenses within one paragraph. As there aren't tenses in Chinese, I still have some problems with it):
> What did the place look like?
> It was a lovely place. It's one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been to. The air is fresh. There is not as much traffic as in other big cities. The streets are clean. And I like the people there. They were so friendly. You can taste a lot of different local food. I like the place. I want to go there again in the future.
2. In this sentence: It (the trip) can make me relaxed, and it can make my life more colorful and more interesting.
I feel it a little redundant to use 2 "it can make" & "more". Can I say "It can make me relaxed, and my life more colorful & interesting"?
What is the difference between "more colorful and more interesting" & "more colorful and interesting (if there is such an expression)"?
By the way, as I've seen too many "more colorful and more interesting" in this book, I now feel sick about it. Could you give me other English equivalences? The more the better!
3. In the following sentence, I felt unnatural when reading, what's your opinion?
> How did you go there?
> I went there by plane for the first time, so I felt very excited and a little bit nervous.
4. We took lots of delicious food and drinks there to have a picnic. (Can I say "for a picnic"?)
5. I felt very happy and excited when I went boating in the lake. (Do you have better expressions for "happy and excited"?)
6. I enjoyed myself very much during last National Day. (Can I delete "during"?)
7. Original: Travelling is a good way to kill the time. I can learn some knowledge. Travelling can make me relaxed. Travelling can make my life more colorful and more interesting. So I think I will have a good time next holiday.
Mine: Travelling can make me relaxed, and I can also learn a lot of things. It can make my life more colorful and varied. Also, it's a good way to kill time. Hope I will have a good time next holiday.
8. I like "sleep" or “sleeping”?
9. How did you feel when you saw "the" sea for the first time? (Has "the" been used correctly here? I also have some problems with "the", so I'd like to ask you~)
10. Were you from China? (I never saw such sentence before, what I'm familiar with is "are you from China". If "were" is right, in which situation could this sentence be used?)
Thank you in advance for reading and suggesting!!! （Forgive me again for the content, it's Kids' English!）
Best regards,
Rachel O(∩_∩)O~
> What did the place look like?
> It was a lovely place. It's one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been to. The air is fresh. There is not as much traffic as in other big cities. The streets are clean. And I like the people there. They were so friendly. You can taste a lot of different local food. I like the place. I want to go there again in the future.
2. In this sentence: It (the trip) can make me relaxed, and it can make my life more colorful and more interesting.
I feel it a little redundant to use 2 "it can make" & "more". Can I say "It can make me relaxed, and my life more colorful & interesting"?
What is the difference between "more colorful and more interesting" & "more colorful and interesting (if there is such an expression)"?
By the way, as I've seen too many "more colorful and more interesting" in this book, I now feel sick about it. Could you give me other English equivalences? The more the better!
3. In the following sentence, I felt unnatural when reading, what's your opinion?
> How did you go there?
> I went there by plane for the first time, so I felt very excited and a little bit nervous.
4. We took lots of delicious food and drinks there to have a picnic. (Can I say "for a picnic"?)
5. I felt very happy and excited when I went boating in the lake. (Do you have better expressions for "happy and excited"?)
6. I enjoyed myself very much during last National Day. (Can I delete "during"?)
7. Original: Travelling is a good way to kill the time. I can learn some knowledge. Travelling can make me relaxed. Travelling can make my life more colorful and more interesting. So I think I will have a good time next holiday.
Mine: Travelling can make me relaxed, and I can also learn a lot of things. It can make my life more colorful and varied. Also, it's a good way to kill time. Hope I will have a good time next holiday.
8. I like "sleep" or “sleeping”?
9. How did you feel when you saw "the" sea for the first time? (Has "the" been used correctly here? I also have some problems with "the", so I'd like to ask you~)
10. Were you from China? (I never saw such sentence before, what I'm familiar with is "are you from China". If "were" is right, in which situation could this sentence be used?)
Thank you in advance for reading and suggesting!!! （Forgive me again for the content, it's Kids' English!）
Best regards,
Rachel O(∩_∩)O~
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> It was a lovely place. << past tense okay to give your first impression of the place
It's one of the most beautiful places that I have ever been to. << present tense okay to describe how the place is
They were so friendly. << oops, you switched tenses! Options: I liked the people there. There were so friendly. OR if you want to continue with your present tense description: I like the people there. They seem to be very friendly
Can I say "It can make me relaxed, and my life more colorful & interesting"? << I would say "The trip can relax me and make my life more colorful and interesting
What is the difference between "more colorful and more interesting" & "more colorful and interesting (if there is such an expression)"? (I think that they are the same)
Could you give me other English equivalences? (more interesting and exciting)
We took lots of delicious food and drinks there to have a picnic. (We brought lots of...)
(Can I say "for a picnic"?) << yes
(Do you have better expressions for "happy and excited"?) << hehe, you need a Thesaurus. I'll give you a link :-)
I enjoyed myself very much during the last National Day.
(Can I delete "during"?) << no. It answers the question "when?"
Original: Travelling is a good way to kill the time.
I can gain some knowledge.
Mine: Travelling can make me relaxed, and I can also learn a lot of things. <<very good!
It can make my life more colorful and varied. <<excellent!
I like "sleep" or “sleeping”?
(Has "the" been used correctly here? << yes, it is correct
Were you from China? << this sounds very strange to me!
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/colorful
colorful = interesting or exciting
Thesaurus to find synonyms:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happy
(oops, none of the synonyms would sound natural in your text)
Very clear!
And for the synonyms: wow, numerous(happy)~ I'll carefully pick some better expressions tomorrow~ It's very late now! I need to get some shuteye =_=~~~
See you~
For the question about:
"more colorful and more interesting" or "more colorful and interesting"
they both mean the same thing, just the first one uses "more" twice. In English, we avoid using the same word twice in a sentence on some cases.
You could also say:
interesting and more colorful
when we say "more" first it means that it is true for both. In my example: "interesting and more colorful" means that "more" is true for colorful, but not interesting.
Ah. It's a bit confusing, but I hope this helps. =^.^=