April 22, 2025
“Fruits”
When I was a child in the countryside, I never saw fruits such as apples, bananas, mangoes, oranges.
Families in my village had vegetable gardens, where villagers planted Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, green onions, radishes. We treated the tomatoes and radishes as our “fruits”, as well as raw sweet potatoes.
We could eat watermelons as they were a local melon with which villagers could make some money.
When I was in the first or second year of middle school, my oldest brother came home from Shanghai, where he served as an officer in the army. He brought some apples to my family—it was the first time I had ever eaten apples.
After I started working in cities, all kinds of fruits were easy to get in markets, but my salary was too little to buy those expensive fruits.
In the past several years, my salary has increased. I have enough money to afford fruits, but somehow I no longer want to eat them.
“Fruits”
When I was a child in the countryside, I never saw fruits such as apples, bananas, mangoes, or oranges.
You can also spell the plural of "mango" as "mangos", which I believe is more common in the US.
Families in my village had vegetable gardens, where villagers planted Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, green onions, and radishes.
Usually, you'll see the conjunction "and" or "or" behind the last item of a list like this. "and" means everything is included and carries a sense of certainty, while "or" means not everything might be included and carries a sense of uncertainty. In your earlier sentence listing fruits, I used "or" since it's a list of general examples (indicated by the use of "such as"). However, here, there's less uncertainty about what vegetables the villagers planted, so I've used "and".
Some extra examples:
"I never did things like smoking or drinking when I was young."
"This species tends to eat fruit such as mangoes, peaches, or tangerines."
"I made this cake using flour, sugar, butter, milk, and a little bit of baking powder."
"The mural was painted with red, green, and yellow paint."
We treated the tomatoes and radishes as our “fruits”, as well as raw sweet potatoes.
We could eat watermelons as they were a local melon with which villagers could make some money.
When I was in themy first or second year of middle school, my oldest brother came home from Shanghai, where he served as an officer in the army.
Very minor thing, but whenever I'm talking about a past period of time in this way, I often use a possessive pronoun instead. Though, I might've used "the" before too.
He brought some apples to my family—it was the first time I had ever eaten applesthem.
You can replace the second "apples" with simply "them" to avoid repetition.
After I started working in cities, all kinds of fruits were easy to get in markets, but my salary was too little to buy those expensive fruits.
In the past several years, my salary has increased.
I have enough money now to afford fruits, but somehowfor some reason I no longer want to eat them.
I might add a "now" to emphasize when we are right now, and distinguish it from the past.
"for some reason" feels better than "somehow" in this context. This is probably because "somehow" is concerned with HOW, through what method; while "for some reason" is concerned with WHY, for what purpose.
"Somehow, she came to me" means I don't know how she had the power or capability of getting to my location.
"For some reason, she came to me" means I don't know why she chose to come to me instead of anyone else.
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When I was a child in the countryside, I never saw fruits such as apples, bananas, mangoes, oranges. When I was a child in the countryside, I never saw fruits such as apples, bananas, mangoes, or oranges. You can also spell the plural of "mango" as "mangos", which I believe is more common in the US. |
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Families in my village had vegetable gardens, where villagers planted Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, green onions, radishes. Families in my village had vegetable gardens, where villagers planted Chinese cabbage, tomatoes, green onions, and radishes. Usually, you'll see the conjunction "and" or "or" behind the last item of a list like this. "and" means everything is included and carries a sense of certainty, while "or" means not everything might be included and carries a sense of uncertainty. In your earlier sentence listing fruits, I used "or" since it's a list of general examples (indicated by the use of "such as"). However, here, there's less uncertainty about what vegetables the villagers planted, so I've used "and". Some extra examples: "I never did things like smoking or drinking when I was young." "This species tends to eat fruit such as mangoes, peaches, or tangerines." "I made this cake using flour, sugar, butter, milk, and a little bit of baking powder." "The mural was painted with red, green, and yellow paint." |
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We treated the tomatoes and radishes as our “fruits”, as well as raw sweet potatoes. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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We could eat watermelons as they were a local melon with which villagers could make some money. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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When I was in the first or second year of middle school, my oldest brother came home from Shanghai, where he served as an officer in the army. When I was in Very minor thing, but whenever I'm talking about a past period of time in this way, I often use a possessive pronoun instead. Though, I might've used "the" before too. |
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He brought some apples to my family—it was the first time I had ever eaten apples. He brought some apples to my family—it was the first time I had ever eaten You can replace the second "apples" with simply "them" to avoid repetition. |
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After I started working in cities, all kinds of fruits were easy to get in markets, but my salary was too little to buy those expensive fruits. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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In the past several years, my salary has increased. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I have enough money to afford fruits, but somehow I no longer want to eat them. I have enough money now to afford fruits, but I might add a "now" to emphasize when we are right now, and distinguish it from the past. "for some reason" feels better than "somehow" in this context. This is probably because "somehow" is concerned with HOW, through what method; while "for some reason" is concerned with WHY, for what purpose. "Somehow, she came to me" means I don't know how she had the power or capability of getting to my location. "For some reason, she came to me" means I don't know why she chose to come to me instead of anyone else. |
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