Hey I’m everyone I’m from Mexico I just want to know if you see something wrong with my grammar.

English wasn’t my first language but I know I do better than some people in my country. We Mexicans love the job opportunity we get when you come to United States. I don’t want to think I’m a illegal immigrant. I love my country but o want to know if I can get accepted to learn the American culture. Is my English bad?

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Existentior · M

For the second sentence I would use "we" instead of "you" because it's more consistent to use the same form (or you get problems such as dangling participles).

For the third sentence, I found a small problem: it should be "an illegal immigrant" because when the word following an indefinite article (a) starts with a vowel sound ((i)llegal), you should use 'an'; for example: an artist, an executive, an illusive person, they all begin with vowels. If you say it out loud it also rolls off the tongue.

For the fourth sentence, obviously a small typo: 'o' should be 'I'.

Your English construction is quite good for someone who's starting out in English.

Mariocrespo8546 · 31-35, M

@Existentior I been taking lots of English classes in Mexico we have classes it’s very helpful also in Mexico their also people who speak English

Existentior · M

@Mariocrespo8546 I'm not sure if that was a typo, but it's supposed to be 'there' (not 'their').

Mariocrespo8546 · 31-35, M

@Existentior what can I do to improve my grammar? Honestly I think good English it’s not perfect but I want English without accent

Existentior · M

@Mariocrespo8546 To improve your grammar, just take up valid online courses (or find a personal tutor). Hm, now for losing the accent that is very difficult. You will either need people that help you improve it or you can use a program like Rosetta Stone, which has a setting for the tolerance level of your accent.

Mariocrespo8546 · 31-35, M

@Existentior okay I will I hear if you practice on your pronunciation some people nearly perfect native accent but it’s time. So I can definitely improve my English

Existentior · M

@Mariocrespo8546 What also helps is learning in-depth the vowel sounds of language. "ee" sounds different than "e", depending on the context. Context is really important. You need to have heard each different combination and you need to study their context so that you can apply it to other constructs.