Hi, could you check these sentences, please? 1) He didn't want to linger too long on that so he changed the topic quite soon. 2) I'd relish the opportunity to talk with you some more later. 3) He was

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Hi, could you check these sentences, please? 1) He didn't want to linger too long on that so he changed the topic quite soon. 2) I'd relish the opportunity to talk with you some more later. 3) He was so pickled that he couldn't sit let alone walk. 4) My runny nose has ruined all my plans on weekend. 5) Where was a little flicker far away above the water but I couldn't make whether it was a ship or a lighthouse. 6) Do you really think I would hurt myself intentionally in order to skip physical education classes? 7)The factory was losing a lot of revenues each day of workers' strike.

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Hi, could you check these sentences, please?

1) He didn't want to linger too long on that so he changed the topic quite quickly*.

2) I'd relish the opportunity to talk with you some more later.

3) He was so pickled that he couldn't sit, let alone walk.

4) My runny nose has ruined all my plans for the weekend.

5) Where was a little flicker far away above the water but I couldn't make out whether it was a ship or a lighthouse or a will-o'-the-wisp.

6) Do you really think I would hurt myself intentionally in order to skip P.E.?

7)The factory was losing a lot of revenue each day because of the (workers') strike.

*Why doesn't "soon" work here? I don't know but it sounds wrong. Maybe I'm wrong?

(optional words here).

Thanks a lot!)

1) He didn't want to linger too long on that so he changed the topic quite QUICKLY* 4) My runny nose has ruined all my plans OVER THE weekend (or LAST WEEKEND, or (for)THIS WEEKEND) 5) THERE was a little flicker far away above the water but I couldn't make OUT whether it was a ship or a lighthouse. 7)The factory was losing a lot of REVENUE each day of THE workers' strike Comments: 1. 'quite soon' is in future but 'he changed' is past so the sentence does not sound correct. You could also say: "he changed the topic shortly thereafter" or "he changed the topic soon after"

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