Shiritori
Shiritori Corrections


The city was a world heritage
The city was a world heritage city.
The toy's kingdom in the Tokyo Dome city
Do you mean .... The toy's kingdom is in Tokyo Dome ?
The white dog looked like a soft toy
Excellent
The woman was in white.
Good
The composer is a cheerful woman.
Good
Jacques Offenback is a German composer.
Good
My shoulder stops my arm from dropping off.
Good
Recently I have a stiff shoulder
Either "Recently ... I have had"
Or "Recently ... I had ..."
Things are not well in the economic market recently.
haven't been ... recently
are not ... (now)
these cars are his favorit things.
Good (Capital T please, favourite)
The Americans need cars.
Americans need cars. (in general .. in general)
Best Buy is the bigest electronics stores in America.
.. the biggest store ..
It was past its best.
Good
My father doesn't like cats.
Good
My father-in-law lived next to his father.
Good
You look a lot like your father.
Good
The examination will be easy for you.
Good
I worked hard to pass the examination.
Good
The food processor hasn't worked.
The food processor doesn't work. or
The food processor hasn't worked since Sunday.
Birds spend most their time looking for food.
... most of their ...
She dances like a bird.
Good
Her hobby is belly dance.
....ing.
Reading books is my hobby.
Good
The father bought his son a book.
Good
The English boy got to be a father.
Do you mean this boy has become a father ?
One year have passed since I started studying English.
has passed
Japan has four seasons in a year.
But why not just 'Japan has four seasons' ?
The Ginza is the most exclusive shopping area in Japan.
Good
An apple store is in Ginza.
Um... suggestions .. 'There is an apple store in Ginza' or 'The apple store in Ginza is wonderful.'
Today is sunny isn't it?
Good
Yes, it is.
Good
I play the piano every day.
Good
Composers compose and musicians play
Good
Composers compose.
Good
Kabuki actors are only men.
Good
Mendelssohn is a German composer.
Good
The man is famous as an actor.
Good (The man is a famous actor. - even better !)
You are a good man.
Good
Happy birthday to you.
Good
nice news makes me happy
Good. (But capital N please)
That apple looks nice.
Good
This is an apple.
Good
Some readers will like this.
Good
Popular books have lots of readers.
Good
Forthright men are not popular.
Good
The story goes back and forth.
Good
This cinema based on a Rakugo story
Do you mean "This film is based on a Rakugo story" ?
Today I went to the cinema.
Good
It's warm today.
Good
Spring is warm.
Good
April is in the spring.
Good
Easter is in April.
Good
This country is in the far east.
Good
England is a small country.
Good
This film was made in England
Good
"The Hours" is my favorite film.
Good
O'clock is used with full hours.
Good
My bed time is about eleven o'clock.
Good
She lies on the bed.
Excellent !
The statesman shouldn't tell a lie.
Statesmen shouldn't lie (?)
War between the States.
?? No verb so it is not a sentence.
They marched on the road againt the Iraq War.
Good
This month is March.
Good
The company went bankrupu last month.
Good (bankrupt)
This singing robot is a new product of our company.
Good (but ... is one of our new products is better)
The teacher is good at singing.
Good
I handed in my homework to the teacher.
Good
They're walking hand in hand.
Good
He comes here with walking.
He walks here./ He comes here on foot.
At last spring has come.
Good
You and I were in the same class the week before last.
Good
How nice of you!
Good
Gardenias smell nice.
Good
These flowers grew in her garden.
ok
This doll has got a basket with some flowers.
Good
You look like a doll.
Good
Even blind dogs might bite you
ok (can is better)
These holes were made by a small mole.
Good
A round of golf is 18 holes.
Good
Bowls are round.
Very good
The mountain looks like a bowl.
Good
The background of this photograph is taken in a famous mountain.
The background in this photo is a mountain.
The japanese has a red center circle with white background.
japanese flag ... a white background
No articles in japanese
There are no articles in japanese.
*Articles are not found in Japanese.*
This sentence hasn't got any articles.
Good !
"kingdom" is difficult for me to start and to make a sentence.
.. make a sentence with.
The dishes made in the United Kingdom.
... dishes are made ...
I do the dishes.
Good
What kind of work do you do?
Good
My children are very kind.
Good
The Snowman is popular with children.
Good
Some trees are covered with snow.
Good
A refreshing breeze is swinging trees.
the trees ?
It's fun for me to go skiing.
ok
Holidays are fun.
Good
Rich men spend overseas in new year holidays.
Rich people can afford to spend their new year hoidays abroad. ( ? )
Wealthy mean rich.
s ?
Health is better than wealth.
Good
Fishes is good for health.
... are ...
Cats eat fishes.
Great.
This doughnut is too sweet to eat.
Good
She rounded a dough.
She made a round shape with a piece of dough (! ?)
She rounded a corner too fast and crashed into a cake shop.
The earth is round.
Very good
That big satellite is going around the Earth
Good
The fashion show is big.
Good
My dresses are out of fashion.
Good
They're interesting dresses.
Good
TV games is very interesting.
are not is
My brothers always play video games.
Good but 'are always playing' is better.
His things for go camping are his brother's.
Do you mean 'The things he goes camping with are his brother's,' ?
Disasters may rob us of our important things.
If there was a disaster we might/could loose a lot of important things.
Last year was lots of a disaster.
Last year there were lots of disasters.
She's gone to England last year.
Either 'She's gone to England' or ' She went to England last year'.
The tyhoon has gone.
Good
This flood was caused by a tyhoon.
Good
My old picture was carried away by the flood.
Good
Our copy machine is very old.
Good
Her efforts should be copy.
?? .. be copied ?? (You should make an effort like her.)
Beginners can be experts with a lot of effort.
.. can become ..
My English is a beginner.
I'm a beginner at English.
I'm fighting for get better my English.
I'm fighting to get my English better.
His jersey was torn to shreds by a fight.
.. in a fight.
South Orange is a one of county in New Jersey.
South Orange is a town in New Jersey ?
My room is facing the south.
Good
Her baby is asleep in the room.
Good
As yet(,) I haven't met her.
Good but no comma please.
Her broken leg hasn't recovered yet.
... hasn't mended yet. (to recover from... )
My personal computer has broken.
Good
I'm morning person.
I'm a morning person (?)
My father is called by his cat every morning.
..is woken up by our cat .. ??
My family is all fat.
are
I treasure my family.
Good
The world heritage is our treasure.
Good
The Himalayas are most long range in the world.
longest
His mask is too small for him.
Good
That eccentric man has worn a white mask.
ok but why 'has worn'?
His character is eccentric.
Good
One day I met him at Narita airport by chance.
Good
Female cats are smoller than male one.
.. smaller than male ones.
Her cats are all a female.
.. are all female (adjective)
Minerals are important to our health.
inportant for our health
important to me
Health-conscious products interest her.
Health products interest her. (products cannot be conscious)
A popular song is a favorite song of mine.
ok
The hairdresser's near the station is very popular.
Good
The japanese almost have got black hair.
Most Japanese have got black hair
The East China Sea is between China and Japan.
Good
Asia is in the Far East.
Good
A terrorist felt a great love for own country.
Terrorists ... love their countries ?
The country has been increasingly isolated in Asia.
ok
The man was killed by a terrorist.
Good
Orson Welles appeard on the cinema "The third man"
appeared in the film
The beard is very well.
His beard is very nice. (?)
He's growing a beard.
Good
The industry is growing.
Good
In Hawaii tourism is the major industry.
"a major" or "the main"
I used to go to Hawaii.
Good
That earthquake tidal wave surprised us.
Good
Solar energy is good for the earth.
Good
Young person is full of energy.
Young people are ...
Her husband seems stingy person.
Good
Animal therapy was good for her.
Good
The dragon is an imaginary animal.
Excellent
The mountain erupted a few years ago.
Good
How height is the mountain?
high
Long tall Simon likes a height.
Meaning not clear
His arms are very long.
Good
Land mines are terrible arms.
Good (weapons a better word)
That inexpensive bag is mine.
Good
The bus tour is inexpensive.
Good
The student goes to school by bus.
Good
English makes me happy. Paul
ok
Now, Let's study English.
Now let's study English.
He goes to vocational school now.
..to A vocational school ??
Money comes and goes.
Good
YOU SPENT A LOT OF MONEY.
Lowercase please. Please don't shout
Nice talking with you.
ok
Women likes talking.
Women like talking.
What kind of music do you like?
Good
One of my friends is kind.
Good
Is Chinese grammar similar to Japanese one?
Is Chinese grammar similar to Japanese ?
Her husband began to learn Chinese.
Her husband started learning Chinese last year.
Her husband has started learning Chinese.
Everyone admires her.
Good
Walking is good exercise for everyone.
OK
Every evening he takes the dog for a walk.
Good
The game starts at 7 tomorrow evening.
Good
The player injured his wrist during the game.
Good
He's recently bought a DVD player.
Why not the past tense ?
This message board has been very quiet recently.
Good
Kiki is pleased to read you message.
Good
Happy birthday, Kiki!
Good
April 12th is my birthday.
Good
The Japanese school year begins in April.
Good
The hostages were all Japanese.
Good
They released all the hostages.
Good
She's well known as a singer.
Good
The summer festival held in this region is well-known.
OK
Morning glorys greet me every morning in summer.
Good
What were you doing at 7.15 this morning?
Good
I know what you were.
Good
Her mother is in hospital now.
Good
He told her that he loved her.
Good
I shoped around for an aparetment.
did you mean apartment ?
Our next-door neighbor runs a bicycle shop.
Good
You alone will open the door.
OK
Can you sleep in a deserted house alone?
Good
I'm looking forward to hearing you.
Good
She's homely looking.
Good
The atmosphere of the Korean restaurant was homely.
Good
The beginning of the film had a dark atmosphere.
Sorry, dark atmosphere not right
but I don't know what to suggest.
I'll start again from the beginning.
Good
It's exciting that the Winter Olympic Games start.
is starting or has started
Video games aren't always exciting.
Good
Four players are needed to do this game.
to play
This award is given to the best player.
Good
The homecooking book a Japanese woman wrote won a worldwide award.
Good
E.T. phones home.
Good
I muddled him up with his father on the phone.
Excellent
My hands are covered with mud.
Good
The moment I arrived at home I washed my hands
.. arrived home ..
She canceled her concert at the last moment.
Good
The booking for flight to Narita was canceled.
for ?? flight
The popular restaurant she recommended me needs booking.
Good
The musical is so exciting as to be popular.
ok
They sold out of all the tickets for the musical.
Good
Being expensive, so this book can't be sold.
Being expensive this book can't be sold.
The dishwasher she bought is expensive.
Good
Tell me how to make this dish.
Good
Some colleagues came to see me.
Good
That guy is one of my colleagues.
Good
An actor who plays a bad character is not always a bad guy.
Good
They're laughing at an actor.
Good
His funny joke made his family burst out laughing.
Good
My job as a writer gives me a lot of fun.
Good
Iob is a mistaken spelling of job.
Good
I'll pay a fat fee for good iob.
.. for a good ..
Crime doesn't pay.
Good
It's wrong to commite a crime.
commit crimes
If it's true, she must admit being wrong.
No comma
Writing letters, she gets tired of it.
Not written English
He received a lot of letters.
Good
Your order has been received.
Good
It's out of order.
Good
Chocolate cookies were sold out.
The
His sisters help their mother cook.
Good
My mother has got three sisters.
Good
This is my mother.
Good
What station is this?
Good
The street leads you to Tokyo station.
OK
The shop is at the end of this street.
Good
Many useful tools are sold at the shop.
OK
Please dry the dishes with the cloth.
Good
Cloth wrappers are very useful.
ok
The well has run dry.
Good
The days surrounding next Sunday will be rain.
It's going to rain over the weekend.
There're earth-friendly cars on sale these days.
There are eco-friendly ... (eco is short for ecological)
The moon is so far from the earth.
OK
Artemis is the goddess of the moon.
Good
Sunday morning he usually watches a TV programme about art.
On ...
I'm planning to sale my original T shirts in a live house next Sunday.
.. to sell my ..
All the students in the class agreed to the plan.
Good
People haven't changed at all.
Good
He knows a lot of people.
Good
She's safe for now.
Good
No places are completely safe.
Good
The Italian restaurant is a one of my favorite place.
OK
The dinner was Italian.
Good
What are you going to cook for dinner?
Good
How beautiful the red leaves in the park are!
Good
Fireworks are very beautiful.
Good
The disaster film is about a high rise fire.
Which disaster film ?
The flood by Hurricane Katrina led to a great disaster.
.. caused by ..
The downpour had caused a flood.
Good
I'm driving in a downpour.
Good
These days I'm into driving.
Good
Tomorrow is another day.
Good
My family and his family are going to have dinner together tomorrow.
OK
Well, how is your family?
Good
Her dog is trained well.
well trained
Immediately I went to the vet with my dog.
I suddenly had to go to the vet with my dog.
The party was gave for me.
was given
How come she didn't come to the party?
Good
An expected guest didn't come.
Good
He arrived later than I had expected.
Good
He'll soon arrive.
Good
The peace settlement was broken soon.
OK
Everyone has hoped for world peace.
Everyone hopes for ..
The legend was believed by everyone.
Good
She's broken her leg.
Good
His belt has broken.
Good
My schedule is very tight.
Good
Let me make sure of the schedule.
Good
Horse races excite me.
Good
The States have many different races.
The States have got people of many different races.
Mexico is nex to the United States.
next
Shiritori is one of very difficult games for me.
Shiritori is a very difficult game for me.
Some words are difficult to play shiritori.
.. to play Shiritori with.
Let him go.
Good
Fatty food isn't good for him.
Good
Your patterned tights makes you look fat.
Good
Her nightclothes have a floral pattern.
Good
A poetry reading was held last night.
OK
Wordsworth is a famous English poet.
Good
It's important to keep your word.
Good
This information is very important
Good
Computers can be risky about the leakage of information.
Using computers can result in a loss of privacy.
6 students in this class have their own computers.
Good
He works on Monday to Friday between 10 to 6.
He works from Mondays to Fidays between 10 and 6. Or .. from 10 to 6.
GO on with your work.
Get on with your work
An exciting film is now on.
There's an exciting film on now.
Exiting is a mistake in spelling of exciting.
Exiting is a mistaken spelling of exciting..
The concert I went to yesterday was very exiting.
Good
One of my friends is going to give a piano concert.
Good
Do you like this one?
Good
What business does he do?
What business is he in?
Year by year he has been expanding his business.
Good
That writer got the Akutagawa Award this year.
Good
Mr Parker is an accountant as well as a writer.
Good
They picniced in the Yoyogi Park.
in Yoyogi Park
He plans a picnic.
He is planning ..
This weekend I have plans.
Wrong word order
The table I bought in Bali will arrive next week.
Good
There are some flowers in the vase.
Good
You mean you don't want to go there?
Do you mean ...
They're expensive for me.
Good
The French restaurant I went was very expensive
.. I went to ..
The films I saw yesterday were both of French.
Either 'both French' or 'both in French'
Gone With The Wind is one of my favorite films.
Good
Her little earring is gone.
OK but 'has gone' is better
I sometimes drink a little.
Good
Her husband is gentle.
Good
I'm better at English than my husband.
Good
His family is going to go to London.
Good
We are the Addams family.
Good
There you are.
Good
Someone like my wife is standing there.
OK
What style of room do you like?
Um ... how about
What hairstyle has she got?
The needlework of mine is French style.
How about
My needlework is the French sort.
Her mother is good at needlework.
Good
The bag was made for me by my mother.
OK
There is a lot of money in my bag.
Good
Get away from here.
Good
The bank robbers called Bonnie and Clyde couldn't get away.
Good
Before going shopping I went to the bank.
Good
Eating raw fish was unacceptable in many countries before.
Eating raw fish used to be unacceptable ...
The carrots he didn't eat were still raw.
OK
Her dog was almost hit by a car.
Good
Our family has a pet, dog.
The comma is not necessary
Our family has a pet, dog.
The comma is not necessary
Tell me about your family.
Good
I've lost the ring you gave to me.
... you gave me.
Please call me if you get lost.
Good
Come in please.
Good
The lagoon where he used to play was filled in.
Good
I've recovered from jet lag.
Good
Morocco leather is good for book cover.
Moroccan ... covers.
I plan a trip to Morocco.
I'm planning ...
He's dead against the plan.
Good
They fear that he may be dead.
Good
I've frozen with fear.
OK
My computer has been frozen.
OK - though it's not clear from this if it is still frozen. Maybe you meant 'My computer has frozen' which means that it is not working now.
What's wrong with your computer?
Good
Don't scold me for getting this wrong.
OK - I won't !
Recently I've been liable to catch cold.
Colds (countable plural)
She's become a full-timer recently.
Good.
Some new classmates have come.
OK
My bed is new.
Good
It's time to go to bed
Good
Cold day, isn't it?
OK
You'd better gargle not to catch a cold.
You'd better gargle so as not to catch a cold.