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Polyester

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Please check my sentence and correct any errors. Thanks!

I have ever been to Japan for twice a year.

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Dear teacher here,
I will try to make a sentence more than eight words because I think my writing is improving and can deal with it.
 
I'm not sure from your post what you are trying to express.
(1) You visit Japan twice a year.
(2) You have only visited Japan twice.
(3) You visited Japan twice in one year.
(4) ?
 
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Q: Have you ever been to/visited Japan twice in a year?
A: Yes, I have (been to/visited Japan twice a year).

Notes on OP:
"Ever" is wrongly used.

"For" should not be there. E.g. I have been to China once/twice/ten times.
 
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Please check my sentence and correct any errors. Thanks!

I have ever been to Japan for twice a year. :cross:



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[STRIKE]Dear teachers here,[/STRIKE] Unnecessary

I [STRIKE]will try[/STRIKE] have tried to [STRIKE]make[/STRIKE] write a sentence with more than eight words because I think my writing is improving and that I can now deal with [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] longer sentences.

You might believe that your written English has improved to the point where you can write longer sentences but this post proves that you are, unfortunately, wrong. As you have already been made aware from previous responses, "ever" and "for" have no place in that sentence and it's not clear what you're trying to say.
 
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I have ever been to Japan for twice a year.

Perhaps:

I've been to Japan twice.

Or:

I go to Japan two times a year.

Polyester, I am beginning to feel frustrated. Can you guess why?
:-?
 
In BrE, "I go to Japan twice a year" would be much more common and natural.

Since I've never been to Japan, I'm not certain which I would use, but either would be fine with me. (Indeed, it started out "twice a year" but I changed it.)

Hm.
 
I'm not sure from your post what you are trying to express.
(1) You visit Japan twice a year.
(2) You have only visited Japan twice.
(3) You visited Japan twice in one year.
(4) ?

No.3 is my answer.
 
You might believe that your written English has improved to the point where you can write longer sentences but this post proves that you are, unfortunately, wrong. As you have already been made aware from previous responses, "ever" and "for" have no place in that sentence and it's not clear what you're trying to say.


Okay. I return to original position. My writing is still so bad. I can't handle it more than eight words sentence or longer sentence.
 
Perhaps:

I've been to Japan twice.

Or:

I go to Japan two times a year.

Polyester, I am beginning to feel frustrated. Can you guess why?
:-?

I don't know why you are frustrated. But I feel more positive about writing an no errors sentence. There are too many teachers helping me that including you.:lol:
 
I don't know why you are frustrated.

I can understand that one.

Maybe I'll look at the rest later. Right now I'm going to make myself a peanut butter sandwich.
:-D
 
Is it not more common in English-speaking [STRIKE]-English[/STRIKE] countries [STRIKE]at[/STRIKE] than the first part?
I'm not entirely sure that that's what you meant but at least your sentence is now grammatical.

Okay. I will return to my original position. My writing is still so bad (no full stop here) that I can't handle [STRIKE]it[/STRIKE] sentences of eight words or more. [STRIKE]than eight words sentence or longer sentence.[/STRIKE]

Okay. I'm not [STRIKE]stable[/STRIKE] able to write more than eight words in a sentence.

I don't know why you are frustrated but I feel more positive about writing [STRIKE]an no errors[/STRIKE] a sentence with no errors. There are too many teachers helping me and that [STRIKE]including[/STRIKE] includes you. :lol:

See above.
 
Polyester, we cannot provide a course of instruction here. You need to find a teacher or a class in your own neighbourhood, where you can get one-to-one help.
 
I don't know why you are frustrated. But I feel more positive about writing an error-free sentence. There are [STRIKE]too[/STRIKE] many teachers here helping me, and that includes you. .:lol:

Thank you. I am sure you are doing your best. I only give advice if I am sure it is right. Whether the other person takes that advice or not is of course not up to me. I will try to be more patient.
 
Polyester, we cannot provide a course of instruction here. You need to find a teacher or a class in your own neighbourhood, where you can get one-to-one help.

Hi rover_ke and all teachers here
I want to tell you that I might not come here frequently because I need to full of focus on my work and take care of my family.
Thank you all teachers here to helping me improve my English language. I appreciate your great help!
 
Hi Rover_KE and all the teachers here:
I want to tell you that I might not come here frequently in the future, because I need to [STRIKE]full of[/STRIKE] focus fully on my work and take care of my family.
Thank you, all the teachers here, for helping me improve my English language. I appreciate your great help!

Polyester, if I had another life, I would like to be a bilingual speaker. :cry:
 
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