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