Can you help me check these are five sentences, please? Thanks a lot
1) When I was a child, in a hot afternoon my father went fishing with one of his friends.
2) They went there with their own cars (?) and when they were on their way to (?) home on a road which passed through a little wood, my dad saw after a curve a very big roar who was crossing the road.
3) He suddenly jammed on the brakes but he couldn’t avoid to (?) smash into the animal.
4) Then his friend, that was right after him, smashed into my father’s car. After that, the boar ran away even if it had just been hit by a car, which unluckily was completely damaged.
5) The car was damaged too but my father and his friend could use it to reach home.
6) Once arrived home, they called a break down (?) van that could go and get the destroyed car.
1. on a hot afternoon
2. on their way home.....roar? What is that?
3. couldn't avoid smashing into the animal
4. OK - #2 must be "boar"
6. Once they arrived home...break-down van? a tow truck?
Sra
Sure, I can help you check these sentences. Here are the corrections and explanations:
1) When I was a child, on a hot afternoon, my father went fishing with one of his friends.
Explanation: Added a comma after "child" to separate the introductory clause, and added "on" before "a hot afternoon" for clarity.
2) They went there in their own cars, and when they were on their way home on a road that passed through a little wood, my dad saw a very big boar crossing the road after a curve.
Explanation: Changed "there" to "home" for clarity, added "that" before "passed through" to introduce a relative clause modifying "road," and corrected "roar" to "boar."
3) He suddenly jammed on the brakes but couldn't avoid smashing into the animal.
Explanation: Removed "to" before "smash" to correct the verb form.
4) Then his friend, who was right behind him, smashed into my father's car. After that, the boar ran away even though it had just been hit by a car, which unfortunately was completely damaged.
Explanation: Added "who" before "was right behind him" to introduce a relative clause modifying "friend," and changed "unluckily" to "unfortunately" for clarity and to match the tone.
5) The car was damaged too, but my father and his friend were able to use it to reach home.
Explanation: No significant changes needed, just added a comma.
6) Once they arrived home, they called a breakdown van to come and collect the destroyed car.
Explanation: Changed "break down" to "breakdown" for clarity, and added "to come and collect" for completeness.
Overall, these sentences have been corrected for grammar, punctuation, and word usage.