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Could any native speaker of Engilsh please edit my passage?
Would you prefer to go the opera or to the football game?
(a speaking passage, you have only 30 seconds for speaking)
There are two reasons that I would prefer to go to the opera. One reason is that the opera atmosphere is very quiet and I feel comfortable there. There are not noises but the singer's sound and the harmony of music. Another reason is that I think it's worth to go for an art rather than for a game.
Thanks in advance
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Re: Could any native speaker of Engilsh please edit my passage?

Originally Posted by
Ever Student
Would you prefer to go the opera or to the football game?
(a speaking passage, you have only 30 seconds for speaking)
There are two reasons why I would prefer to go to the opera. One reason is that the atmosphere at the opera is very quiet and I feel comfortable there. There is no noise except the sound of the singer and the harmony of the music. Another reason is that I think it's more worth going out to an art event than to a game.
Thanks in advance
This the personal view of a native speaker.
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Re: Could any native speaker of Engilsh please edit my passage?
Many thanks for your help. I have learned a lot.
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Re: Could any native speaker of Engilsh please edit my passage?

Originally Posted by
xversion1
I don't understand why we can't use "the singer's sound"?
I can't give you any special reason. It's just that "the singer's sound" wouldn't be used by a native speaker, but "the sound of the singer" would. I know they have the same meaning, but the second version just sounds better.
They might say, "the singer's voice", but not "the singer's sound".
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