Diary entry - Last week, I received a box of Christmas chocolate from my aunt.

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Last week, I received a box of Christmas chocolate from my aunt. The chocolate was too sweet and it didn't taste much chocolate in it. I didn't like it at all. Today, my mother bought a bag of chocolate from a famous brand, and it mixed with different collections. After eating them all, I couldn't believe that none of them was tasty. Maybe I'm too picky or just the chocolate doesn't fit my taste.
 

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This is an entry from my diary. Please check it and correct any mistakes.

Last week, I received a box of Christmas chocolates from my aunt. The chocolates [STRIKE]was[/STRIKE] were too sweet and [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] they didn't taste like they had much chocolate in [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] them. I didn't like [STRIKE]it [/STRIKE] them at all. Today, my mother bought a bag of a famous brand of chocolates [STRIKE]from a famous brand[/STRIKE], [STRIKE]and it mixed with different collections[/STRIKE] with an assortment of chocolates. After eating them all, I couldn't believe that none of them [STRIKE]was[/STRIKE] were tasty. Maybe I'm too picky or just the chocolates [STRIKE]doesn't[/STRIKE] don't [STRIKE]fit [/STRIKE] suit my taste.

Like sweets, chocolates are countable.
 
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Like sweets, chocolates are countable.

True, but "the chocolate didn't suit my taste" is possible if the speaker means the type of chocolate that was used to make all the chocolates in the box.
 

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In the second sentence, you could say they didn't taste like genuine/pure chocolates.
 

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I imagine there could be government regulations about the percentage of cocoa in chocolate, but I can't see that there could be such regulation about the amount of cocoa in chocolates.

In any case, whatever government regulations might say, 'genuine chocolates' means nothing to most native speakers.
 

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Maybo, if you didn't really like them, why did you eat them all?
:-D
 
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Maybe, if you didn't really like them, why did you eat them all?
:-D
It is because they are different types. I kept eating and expected the next one would be good.
 

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It is because they were different types. I kept eating them and expecting the next one to be good.

I think you were just hungry.
:-D
 

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You probably thought they might be an acquired taste and you were keen to acquire it ... or you didn't want to disappoint your auntie.
 

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Too much chocolate -- need I say more?
;-)
 
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