After lunch we took a picture of ourselves at the photo booth outside the restaurant; it's free and fun. Then we stopped by an old jeweler's and got my dad's watch chain fixed on our way home.
Two days ago my parents and I had some lasagna, spaghetti, mac and cheese, and coleslaw at an American-style restaurant named 82 Orleans. My favorite one was mac and cheese. My mom searched the place and booked online because she remembered that I ate it up deliciously at the other place a few weeks ago.
After lunch we took a picture of ourselves at the photo booth outside the restaurant; it's free and fun. Then we stopped by an old jeweler's and got my dad's watch chain fixed on our way home.
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1. Original:
Two days ago my parents and I had some lasagna, spaghetti, mac and cheese, and coleslaw at an American-style restaurant named 82 Orleans.
Corrected:
✅ Two days ago, my parents and I had lasagna, spaghetti, mac and cheese, and coleslaw at an American-style restaurant called 82 Orleans.
Explanation:
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Add a comma after “Two days ago” to separate the time expression.
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“Named” is okay, but “called” sounds a little more natural here.
2. Original:
My favorite one was mac and cheese.
Corrected:
✅ My favorite was the mac and cheese.
Explanation:
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Use “the” before “mac and cheese” to be specific.
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You can say just “my favorite was…” instead of “favorite one.”
3. Original:
My mom searched the place and booked online because she remembered that I ate it up deliciously at the other place a few weeks ago.
Corrected:
✅ My mom looked up the place and booked online because she remembered that I had really enjoyed it at another place a few weeks ago.
Explanation:
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“Searched the place” → use “looked up” when using the internet to find information.
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“Ate it up deliciously” → sounds unnatural. Say “really enjoyed it” instead.
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“The other place” → better to say “another place” since it’s not specific.
4. Original:
After lunch we took a picture of ourselves at the photo booth outside the restaurant; it's free and fun.
Corrected:
✅ After lunch, we took a picture of ourselves at the photo booth outside the restaurant. It was free and fun.
Explanation:
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Add a comma after “After lunch.”
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“It’s” means it is now, but you’re talking about the past, so use “It was.”
5. Original:
Then we stopped by an old jeweler's and got my dad's watch chain fixed on our way home.
Corrected:
✅ Then we stopped by an old jeweler’s shop and got my dad’s watch chain fixed on our way home.
Explanation:
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“Jeweler’s” usually means a person or shop, but to make it clearer, say “jeweler’s shop.”
Final Edited Text
Two days ago, my parents and I had lasagna, spaghetti, mac and cheese, and coleslaw at an American-style restaurant called 82 Orleans. My favorite was the mac and cheese. My mom looked up the place and booked online because she remembered that I had really enjoyed it at another place a few weeks ago.
After lunch, we took a picture of ourselves at the photo booth outside the restaurant. It was free and fun. Then we stopped by an old jeweler’s shop and got my dad’s watch chain fixed on our way home.
