Is the sentence right?
After paying new year calls, children will receive the red packets presented by elders, which are wrapped with gift money.
IS “the red packets are wrapped with gift money”here right?
I think it is gift money that are wrapped ?
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After paying new year calls, children will receive the red packets presented by elders, which are wrapped with gift money. (4 ideas, 4 verb groups - paying, will receive, presented, are wrapped)
While visiting relatives during the New Year holidays, children traditionally receive money in red envelopes. (2 ideas, 2 verb groups - visiting, receive)
vocabulary problems
after [probably incorrect - the children visit, they leave, then they receive money?]
paying calls [incorrect] (better - visiting, paying a visit [literary], calling on [archaic], calling [incorrect])
presented [usually means a public presentation of an award] (better - given)
elders [archaic]
wrapped [incorrect] (better - contain?)
grammar problems
will receive (use the simple present for repeated or habitual actions)
which are wrapped (dangling reference - the elders are wrapped with gift money?)
other problems
new year (proper nouns should be capitalized)
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After paying their New-Year calls, .... red packets suggests that they contain gift-money. The gift-money is not on the outside, eight? You could say: gift-money wrapped in red packets.
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thank you very much~
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You might use " envelope " instead of packet. Such as red envelope. The word wrapped works but a better word might be containing gift money.
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