Hi, could you check these sentences, please?
1) More then a thousand people took part in the marathon and up to 30 percent of participants were first timers.
2) There is a nightclub not far away from my house and I sometimes can't sleep at night because of noisy parties that take place there.
3) All the prospective options were used up but the result wasn't achieved.
4) Bayern Munich just swept Chelsea in the first leg.
5) The trip was going to be really thrilling so I had been looking forward to it.
6) The shoes were too big for me so it rubbed my toes all the time.
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Hey Ivan,
On #2 I would just say "far" and not "far away". Although it isn't incorrect, you would likely hear just "not far from my house" in most cases. "Far away" seems to usually go at the end of the sentence, like, "The bar isn't very far away." Also, you may mean "partying" instead of "parties". The verb "to party" is just a colloquial way of saying to have fun or to have a good time, usually with music and alcohol. Like you wouldn't ask your friends if they want to "come over and party" and then just sit around and play chess. The noun "party" is more like a celebration you have for your birthday or maybe graduation etc. So a nightclub CAN host a party or throw a party, but it isn't as common. I hope this helps.
#6 Here shoes is plural so it would be "they rubbed" instead of "it rubbed". Also, I would probably replace "all the time" with "constantly" to make a more natural sounding sentence. I would absolutely understand what you meant if you said your sentence though. Also, for vocabulary related to ill-fitted shoes, you can say "they caused a blister" or "they rubbed a blister" which is what you get when your shoes rub your toes all day. J
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1) more THAN a thousand...
2) Just fine
3) I would say: All the AVAILABLE options were used...
4) Fine
5)The "so" in the middle doesn't work here. You could say "AND I had been looking forward to it". Or just break it into two sentences leaving out the "so". Or, in a more simple structure, "and I was looking forward to it."
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