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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Jack: Being away from family on thanksgiving every year sucks.
Alex: I asked to come to my house.
Jack: You're 18 hour drive away. I would die. I do appreciate the invite though.

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You need a few little things. " You are missing the word "you" in Alex's sentence, and you need "an" before 18 in Jack's second sentence. " Jack: Being away from family on Thanksgiving every year sucks.

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  • You need a few little things.
  • " You are missing the word "you" in Alex's sentence, and you need "an" before 18 in Jack's second sentence.
  • " Jack: Being away from family on Thanksgiving every year sucks.
  • Alex: I asked you to come to my house.
  • Jack: You're an18 hour drive away.
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You need a few little things. Capitalize "Thanksgiving." You are missing the word "you" in Alex's sentence, and you need "an" before 18 in Jack's second sentence. You could put a comma before "though."

Jack: Being away from family on Thanksgiving every year sucks.
Alex: I asked you to come to my house.
Jack: You're an18 hour drive away. I would die. I do appreciate the invite, tho
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EnglishmavenYou need a few little things. Capitalize "Thanksgiving." You are missing the word "you" in Alex's sentence, and you need "an" before 18 in Jack's second sentence. You could put a comma before "though."Jack: Being away from family on Thanksgiving every year sucks.Alex: I asked you to come to my house.Jack: You're an18 hour drive away. I would die. I do apprecia
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Anonymous18 hour drive a
18-hour drive


There is an implied condition in your sentence:: I would die (if I attempted an 18-hour drive).
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Thank you for you response.
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