Confusion with This Sentence! Help!

IndigoShirtProd 2021-04-01 16:01:38 UTC #4

Are you writing in present or past tense?

Lahin 2021-04-01 16:29:44 UTC #5

@darthmongoose That makes me think she's the one filling the room I tried that not too long ago...

@Aleksei Thanks. If it's not confusing a non-native speaker then that's one piece of tension off the checklist...
Now to just get the grammar right.

vothnthorvaldson 2021-04-01 16:54:52 UTC #6

I would skip 'being prepared', unless it is really necessary. But it really depends on context.

Lahin 2021-04-01 16:56:20 UTC #7

It kinda is............

HippieGhost 2021-04-01 16:56:25 UTC #8

your sentence is grammatically correct. Grammarly is really just wrong sometimes. I've honestly started ignoring it less and less

IndigoShirtProd 2021-04-01 16:56:32 UTC #9

What about this:

"She notices the aroma of the multiple dishes being prepared fill the room"

I'm not sure if the "the" is necessary but what about "fill" instead of "filling."

Lahin 2021-04-01 16:59:27 UTC #10

@HippieGhost "ignoring it less and less"..... ? I'm sorry it's just funny to me given the previous sentence

@IndigoShirtProd YES! THANK YOU! Ah.... I feel at peace now.....

IndigoShirtProd 2021-04-01 17:01:37 UTC #11

Yea I think they meant "more and more"

And you're welcome!

Lahin 2021-04-01 17:02:52 UTC #12

I know. I'm just joking around

crowstories 2021-04-01 17:05:24 UTC #13

I think if you go this way it will need to be "fills" for a singular aroma. Easy to get confused with plural dishes between the aroma and its verb.

IndigoShirtProd 2021-04-01 17:07:35 UTC #14

Oh yea because the verb is based off "the aroma" and not the "multiple dishes," so that would be more correct.

Lahin 2021-04-01 17:07:37 UTC #15

No, I'm using 'fill'. Thanks for the concern

crowstories 2021-04-01 17:08:55 UTC #16

LMAO I can't stop you!!

Lahin 2021-04-01 17:12:25 UTC #17

Wait..... realizes he didn't put any thought behind the last reply Uh-

DanielRKM 2021-04-01 17:13:48 UTC #18

I'd go for something like this:
"She notices that the air is (now) filled with the aroma of multiple dishes being prepared."

Do you need to mention the room in the sentence?

Lahin 2021-04-01 17:15:21 UTC #19

@crowstories
Nope, still keeping 'fill'.

@DanielRKM Yeah.. I need to keep the room in it...

Thank you, everyone! This is the final version:

Snapping out from her engrossed reading, she notices the aroma of multiple dishes being prepared fill the room.

DanielRKM 2021-04-01 17:19:02 UTC #20

Nicely done (he writes to satisfy the 20-character minimum on replies).

crowstories 2021-04-01 17:22:22 UTC #21

Is it the dishes that fill the room?

crowstories 2021-04-01 17:23:32 UTC #22

Honestly I think what you wrote in the first place was more grammatically sound.

Lahin 2021-04-01 17:41:34 UTC #23

@crowstories Tbh I didn't really change the sentence much.....the first sentence is still intact except for 'fill'....

I'm thinking now, that 'filling' was right in the first place... GAAAAAAH! That's it! **** you grammarly, Imma go with my instincts!