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BLACKBERRY BUSHES (Translated from Kevin’s note: https://www.italki.com/notebook/2457447/entry/721531) Near my office, there are many blackberry bushes around the fence. A Blackberry trunk can grow up to 3 meters high, and its sharp thorns can cut through clothes very easily. Definitely I don’t want to suddenly be fallen into/onto/on/in (?) a blackberry bush. It will hurt, and I will get many small scratches on my skin. Two months ago, blackberry bushes started bursting into/growing blackberries. When careful to pick up berries to eat, I think/thought (which tense?) about people who pick up berries as a job, they should have/wear “a pair of thick gloves” (correct and natural?) to prevent from being scratched by the thorns. However, I read a bit about blackberry tree, and then I knew/know (again which tense?) there are (could I use “there were” instead?) some varieties of blackberry not having thorns. Anyway, I would imagine that it’s still such a difficult thing to do.

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BLACKBERRY BUSHES

(Translated from Kevin’s note: https://www.italki.com/notebook/2457447/entry/721531)

Near my office, there are many blackberry bushes around the fence. A Blackberry bush trunk can grow up to 3 meters high, and its sharp thorns can cut through clothes very easily. Definitely I definitely don’t want to suddenly(/accidentally) be fallen into/onto/on/in (?)(both into or onto can be used) a blackberry bush. It will would hurt, and I will would get many small scratches cuts (on my skin).

Two months ago, blackberry bushes started bursting into/ growing blackberries. When Being careful to when picking up the berries to eat, I think/ thought (which tense?) about people who pick up berries as a job, and whether or not they should have/ wear “a pair of thick gloves” (correct and natural? -its good) to prevent from being scratched by the thorns. However, I read a bit about blackberry tree bush/plant, and I found out then I knew/know (again which tense?) there are (could I use “there were” instead?-no, although the sentence starts in the past tense, the fact that there are thorn-less bushes is a fact) some varieties of blackberry not having do not have thorns. Anyway, I would imagine that it’s still such a difficult thing job to do. /that it's still hard work.

If you have any questions you can ask in the comments or in a private message. When it comes to scratches and cuts, they are very similar and somewhat interchangeable but scratches tend to just be on the surface whereas cuts as deeper.


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