Correct the errors in the following sentence:
Samirs always been borrowing his red stylish sporty-looking newer car to his brother who’s lending it while his old battered rust-spotted white vehicle is in the garage for repairing.
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Samir is always lending his stylish, sporty-looking, new red car to his brother who's borrowing it while his battered, rust-spotted, old white vehicle is in the garage for repair.
As always, Samirs has been borrowing the stylish sports looking, red new car from his brother who has been lending it while his battered, rust- spotted, white old vehicle is the garage for repairs.
MAYA: A good solution:-))
STEPHANIE:Some good changes, but check word meaning, word order, and word form;-)
Samirs is always borrowing his brother's stylish sporty-looking newer red car while his battered rust-spotted old white vehicle is at the garage for repair.
adjective order rule: opinion, dimension, age, shape, colour, origin, material.
INGRID:Yes, but there's still a word-form error;-)
Samirs is always borrowing his brother's stylish sporty-looking new red car while his battered rust-spotted old white vehicle is at the garage for repair.
newer for new? Why is newer improper then?
INGRID: That's not the problem;-)
Samir's brother is always borrowing his stylish, sporty-looking, new red car from him while his own battered, rust-spotted, old white vehicle is in the garage for repair.
Samir is always lending his new stylish, sporty-looking ,car to his brother who has been borrowing it while his old rust-spotted, white car until it has been repaired in the garage.
SAADAT:Nice work:-)
JAYA:Most of this is good, but you have some extra wording--while/until--that causes a problem;-)
Samir is always lending his new stylish sporty-looking car to his brother who has been borrowing it while his battered, rust-spotted,old white car is in the garage for repair.
Samir is always lending his new stylish,sporty-looking car to his brother who has been borrowing it while his battered,rust-spotted,old white car is in the garage for repair.
Sorry, I can't figure out what's wrong with my wording... oups!
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