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Could you please help me correct these sentences for me. I've looked over them and think everything is correct.

1 A tooth whose nerve has died has to be bleached internally for it to go white again.
2 They loved each other even if/though not in a boyfriend girlfriend kind of way. It was more of a brother sister love and attachment.
3 The video freezes with 2 minutes to go. So the first 3 minutes of the clip, I can watch, and the last two I can't.
4 I want to watch the best rated film you have./ the film that's rated the best.
5 Look at the (difference) between his teeth then and now. Don't you see a difference?
6I'm wondering what color she'll (grow up to) be?

7 The only thing I'm iffy about is that.

Thank you

Philip · Accepted Answer

7 better:  That's the only thing I'm iffy about.

Free_spirit · Answer

1 A tooth whose nerve has died has to be bleached internally for it to go white again.

Think about using the English "possessive" sentence structures. This can sound more natural to a read like me. I understand where you are coming from, as translating from Spanish things literally translate to "The house of Juan" rather than "Juan's house." I think here is a good case for using the possessive structure:

When tooth's never has died, it has to be bleached internally for it to become white again.

2 They loved each other, ~~even if/~~although not in a boyfriend / girlfriend kind of way. It was more of a brother sister love and attachment.

Usually if we have two 'opposites' together we use a slash to separate them, such as "yes/no" "and/or" (common), etc. In a novel you can get away with some artistic license, so "boyfriend girlfriend" is ok.

3 The video freezes with 2 minutes to go. So the first 3 minutes of the clip, I can watch, and the last two I can't.

The video freezes with 2 minutes to go. So I can watch the first 3 minutes of the clip and the last two I can't.

4 I want to watch the best-rated film you have./ the film that's rated the best.

Joining "best-rated" is an option here. Because it is the "best rated film", not the the "best rated film". I suggest that just for clarity. Alternatively, the following sounds quite natural as well:

I want to watch the most highly rated film you have.

5 Look at the difference between his teeth then and now. Don't you see a difference?
6I'm wondering what color she'll (grow up to) be?

To me, that sentence sounds more like she is becoming a colour and will no longer be a dog. As we could say, "when I grow up I want to be a policeman". I would change the word order so that "be" comes after "she'll":

I'm wondering hat color she'll be when she grows up.

7 The only thing I'm iffy about is that.

As Philip suggested above, "That's the only thing I'm iffy about it" is good, however, it will depend on the context and the word you wish to put the emphasis on. If I was physically pointing something out to someone, and they hadn't seen the object yet, I would quite possibly say, "They only thing I'm iffy about is that."

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