[General] If I can do just half of what you have done.

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Silverobama

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Hi teachers.

I wrote a sentence to my mom and I want to tell her this Mother's Day. I said to her "If I can do just half of what you have done, my life will be so much better off".

The point is I can't do what she has done for me, not even half of what she has done for me.

I wonder if the sentence is natural and grammatical.
 

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Replace "can" with "could" and "will" with "would".
I'd scrap "off".
 

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I (person) would (hypothetical) be so much better off.
My life (attribute) would be so much better.
 
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Hi teachers.

I wrote a sentence to my mom and I want say it to her this Mother's Day. I said to her "If I can do just half of what you have done, my life will be so much better off".

The point is I can't do what she has done for me, not even half of what she has done for me.

I wonder if the sentence is natural and grammatical.

I'm sure your mom will appreciate anything you do for her.
 

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Your life will be better. If you have more money or are in a better situation, you will be better off.
 
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