[Grammar] Mary is married - and has been for three years.

[kadioguy]

Mary learns English for many years, but She never goes to English-speaking countries. Today she has a chance to do that - she gets a free ticket to Britain! So she starts to prepare everything she will need on the journey.

Should it be "for the journey", or it's fine as it is?

 

[emsr2d2]

Should it be "for the journey" no comma here or [STRIKE]it's[/STRIKE] is it fine as it is?

Both "on" and "for" are possible.

 

[kadioguy]

Mary learns English for many years, but She never goes to English-speaking countries. Today she has a chance to do that - she gets a free ticket to Britain! So she starts to prepare everything she will need on the journey.

If you don't mind, here is one last question:

Is it also correct to say "... to prepare everything she needs on the journey"?

 

[emsr2d2]

"Will need" is much more natural because the journey hasn't started yet.

 

[Tdol]

Mary learns English for many years, but She never goes to English-speaking countries.

This needs some serious work.

 

[emsr2d2]

Mary learns English for many years, but She never goes to English-speaking countries.

This needs some serious work.

I'm feeling generous today so I'll do the hard work for you, kadioguy.

Mary has been learning English for many years but she has never been to any English-speaking countries.

I've marked in bold all the changes from your original sentence.

 

[5jj]

I'm feeling generous today so I'll do the hard work for you, kadioguy.

:shock:

 

[emsr2d2]

:shock:

What can I say? I must have got out of bed on the wrong side. ;-)

 

[Tdol]

Or the right side if you're kadioguy. ;-)