Every morning the prime minster gaily put on

[Bassim]

I am not sure if my sentences sound natural. Would you please correct my mistakes?

Every morning the prime minister gaily put on his waterproof jacket and a pair of wellington's and walked into the countryside until he met the opposition leader in the same outfit. His mood changed instantly, and he decided never to use that jacket and those boots again.

 

[Rover_KE]

Why do you think an apostrophe is appropriate in wellingtons?

 

[Bassim]

I made a mistake. It happened probably because in my subconscious, I associated it with a personal name and without thinking, added an apostrophe. I didn't notice it until your told me.

 

[teechar]

Every morning, the prime minister gaily put on his waterproof jacket and a pair of wellingtons and walked into the countryside until, one day, he met the opposition leader in the same outfit. His mood changed instantly, and he decided never to use that jacket and those boots again.

Consider using "wear" instead of "use".

 

[Bassim]

teecher,

I am only wondering if the comma you have put after "morning" is compulsory. I see many similar sentences where writers do not put a comma after similar phrases.

 

[teechar]

I would not omit it.

 

[GoesStation]

The adverb "gaily" hasn't been used much for several decades to describe a carefree state. I'd find a different word.

 

[Bassim]

Would "merrily" be better?

 

[GoesStation]

Would "merrily" be better?

That one also looks dated to me, though it doesn't have the sexual-orientation reference that makes "gaily" ambiguous.

 

[Bassim]

GoesStation,

Should I use "cheerfully" instead?

 

[GoesStation]

GoesStation,

Should I use "cheerfully" instead?

That, or "happily", might work. I'm still not thrilled with the sentence but so far I haven't been able to come up with a better alternative.

 

[Bassim]

GoesStation,

It's all right. This sentence was just an exercise. Different sentences appear constantly from somewhere deep in my mind, and I am trying to write them to see if they function correctly in English. I think that the most important is that I get a routine in writing and that I write grammatically correct sentences. And then I can try to polish them.