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I'm practicing English writing.
I'm practicing English writing.After I listened to a podcast program and learned new expressions, I made some examples of them.
Could you correct them?
Thank you for your time.
* arrive at plenty early
- She didn't know how long it takes to go there so she arrived at there plenty early.
- Please arrive at the museum before it closes.
- I arrived at the station very early.
- He arrived at there much earlier than me.
- It's going to arrive at the airport 30 minutes earlier than the schedule.
(note: plenty early is not really a grammatically correct phrase. Instead, 'very early' could be used.)
* get to
- With the navigation app, I could get to the store.
- He taught me how to get there.
- You will find a big tree when you get to the village.
- Only magicians can get to the nine and three-quarter platform.
- She got to the peak of the mountain.
* ahead of/behind of
- I've done it 3 days ahead of the deadline.
- We made the plan for you a week ahead of your birthday!
- The train arrived at the station 5 minutes behind of schedule so I was really angry at it.
- We're going to depart 5 minutes ahead of the restaurant's opening time.
- You can enjoy dessert 30 minutes behind of enterieng. (I don't know what you mean by 'behind of entering')
* make one's way to
- I think I should make my way to the exit because it's crowded here.
- They have to make their way to the base camp.
- I'm sure that she's going to find her way.
- Make your way to the goal by yourself like rhinoceroses' horns.
- He thinks that it's only himself who can care him so he doesn't mind others and makes his own way. ('himself who can care him' is also an awkward phrase that I can't capture the meaning of).
* move on to
- Let's move on to the next chapter.
- Don't stop and keep moving towards the goal!
- He isn't satisfied with his job and wants to move on to another company.
- They are moving on to the upper side of the river.
- The players have to move on to the opposite side of the net when every set is finished.
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