While I was just waiting for our laundry and my English class at a cafe with my mom, I answered my tutor's phone call. I told her that I'm nervous because I'm going to fencing tomorrow. We started talking about kendo and swordsmen. I told her kendo is a Japanese sport. She also taught me about Philippine stick fighting. After class, I asked my mom to search for it. This way, I could learn about Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima, Filipino martial arts (kendo) with bastons made of rattan sticks.
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Here are the corrections:
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Original:
While I was just waiting for our laundry and my English class at a cafe with my mom, I answered my tutor's phone call.
✅ Corrected:
While I was waiting for our laundry and my English class at a café with my mom, I answered a phone call from my tutor.
Explanation:
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“Just” is unnecessary here and can be removed for clarity.
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"Café" is the correct spelling (with accent).
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"My tutor's phone call" is awkward → better: “a phone call from my tutor.”
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Original:
I told her that I'm nervous because I'm going to fencing tomorrow.
✅ Corrected:
I told her that I was nervous because I was going fencing the next day.
Explanation:
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Use past tense (“was nervous,” “was going”) to match the reporting verb “told.”
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"Going to fencing" → incorrect; say “going fencing” (no “to”).
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“Tomorrow” should become “the next day” in reported speech.
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Original:
We started talking about kendo and swordsmen.
✅ Corrected:
We started talking about kendo and swordsmen.
Explanation:
✔️ This sentence is already correct.
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Original:
I told her kendo is a Japanese sport.
✅ Corrected:
I told her that kendo is a Japanese sport.
Explanation:
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Add “that” for smoother sentence flow, especially in formal or written English.
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Original:
She also taught me about Philippine stick fighting.
✅ Corrected:
She also taught me about Philippine stick fighting.
Explanation:
✔️ This sentence is correct as is.
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Original:
After class, I asked my mom to search for it.
✅ Corrected:
After class, I asked my mom to look it up.
Explanation:
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“Look it up” is the natural expression when referring to searching online or finding information.
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"Search for it" is understandable but less natural in this context.
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Original:
This way, I could learn about Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima, Filipino martial arts (kendo) with bastons made of rattan sticks.
✅ Corrected:
That way, I could learn about Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima—Filipino martial arts that use bastons made of rattan sticks.
Explanation:
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“This way” → better changed to “That way” to match past tense.
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Use an em dash (—) for better structure and clarification.
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"(kendo)" is incorrect and misleading. Kendo is Japanese, not Filipino. Removed for accuracy.
Final Edited Text:
While I was waiting for our laundry and my English class at a café with my mom, I answered a phone call from my tutor. I told her that I was nervous because I was going fencing the next day. We started talking about kendo and swordsmen. I told her that kendo is a Japanese sport. She also taught me about Philippine stick fighting. After class, I asked my mom to look it up. That way, I could learn about Arnis, Kali, and Eskrima - Filipino martial arts that use bastons made of rattan sticks.
