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Old 05-Oct-2003, 04:53
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One of my kids at school wrote:

My homework and housework have been so heavy that I have often had to work till midnight. ( Really confused with it! )

Thus, I have corrected it to:

I have so much homework and housework to do that, a lot of times, I have to work till midnight. ( Could anyone out there check if this would be a better way of expressing the idea from the above sentence? Please correct if there's any mistakes too, Thank you! ) T_T
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Old 05-Oct-2003, 05:56
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One of my kids at school wrote:

My homework and housework have been so heavy that I have often had to work till midnight. ( Really confused with it! )

Thus, I have corrected it to:

I have so much homework and housework to do that, a lot of times, I have to work till midnight. ( Could anyone out there check if this would be a better way of expressing the idea from the above sentence? Please correct if there's any mistakes too, Thank you! ) T_T
You are right that the original sentence is awkward at best.

Try:
  • My workload has been so heavy that I have often had to work till midnight.

The second sentence could use a little tweaking. Try:
  • I have so much homework and housework to do that I often have to work till midnight.

What do you think?

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Old 05-Oct-2003, 06:08
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Thanks for such a quick reply, Ronbee! Many thanks for Help Wanted again! ^o^
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