[Grammar] He began to do his routine activities

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Nikitus

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Hello.

Are the following sentences grammatically correct?

"He began to do his routine activities as if he were in a trance. Going to the closet, Jeff took out an old red shirt and black sports pants. His face changed when he didn't find his favorite shoes, begining a desperate search for his entire room."

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The spelling is wrong, but how about something like sparking?
 

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You have one spelling mistake and one incorrect preposition—underlined below.

His face changed when he didn't find his favorite shoes, begining a desperate search for his entire room."
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Dear Tdol and Rover_KE

Thanks for your help.

This is my new attemp:

"He began to do his routine activities as if he were in a trance. Going to the closet, Jeff took out an old red shirt and black sports pants. His face changed when he didn't find his favorite shoes, sparking a desperate search inside his entire room."
 

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This is my new attempt:

"He began to do his routine activities as if he were in a trance. Going to the closet, Jeff took out an old red shirt and black sports pants. His face changed when he didn't find his favorite shoes, sparking a desperate search inside his entire room."
You want "of", not ​inside.
 

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I'd start, "He began his routine activities ..."
 

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I'm a bit confused as to what his routine activities actually are. It seems, from this, that they consist solely of going to a cupboard and removing an old red shirt and a pair of black trousers. Is that really it?

Could you not start with "He started getting dressed, as if in a trance"?
 
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