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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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Junkyard 1

As soon as I woke up, I headed out to look for a used seatbelt and check out the cost of repairing the rust on the roof and the hood. I was so impatient that I didn't even had breakfast first. Of course, my furry friend came along. The first destination, a local junkyard. I was told a few months ago that they was a junkyard along the road leading to the highway. Hoping that it wouldn't be a long search, I luck out.

Are there any mistakes?
Thanks.
  

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Hi As soon as I woke up, I headed out to look for a used seatbelt and check out the cost of repairing the rust on the roof and the hood. I was so impatient that I didn't even have had breakfast first. Of course, my furry friend came along.

— Optilang

  • Hi As soon as I woke up, I headed out to look for a used seatbelt and check out the cost of repairing the rust on the roof and the hood.
  • I was so impatient that I didn't even have had breakfast first.
  • Of course, my furry friend came along.
  • The first destination, a local junkyard.
  • I was told a few months ago that there they was a junkyard along the road leading to the highway.
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Hi

As soon as I woke up, I headed out to look for a used seatbelt and check out the cost of repairing the rust on the roof and the hood. I was so impatient that I didn't even have had breakfast first. Of course, my furry friend came along. The first destination, a local junkyard. I was told a few months ago that there they was a junkyard
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Sorry. I should have said "I lucked out". That means I succeeded by luck.
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"Lucked out" is not an expression I've ever heard before. You're much more likely to hear "I got lucky" in such a context.
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I believe lucked out is American English, - it is not an expression I would use.
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optilangThe first destination, a local junkyard. I was told a few months ago that there they was a junkyard along the road leading to the highway. Hoping that it wouldn't be a long search, I luck out.

The first destination was a local junkyard. (I believe 'was' should be used, otherwise the sentence i
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I think it's quite common to have incomplete sentences in such contexts.

Some common examples:

[Do] You want to come?

What color hair?

Day one: We went to the temple.
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New2grammarI think it's quite common to have incomplete sentences in such contexts.
However, IMO, it is not applicable in the sentence provided by you, Since Optilang corrected what you had written, he could confirm whether the incomplete sentence is fine.

If Optilang is not around, I would appreciate it very much if a native speaker could let us kno
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Hi

I don't have any problem with it.

The first destination, a local junkyard.
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