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I took my sons to a park by bicycle last Sunday.
My elder son wanted to play succor,
but my younger son wanted me to hold him in my arms.
I had no way not to play succor holding him.
I gave it up soon. So, I suggested to them that we went to the log-house near the park.
They agreed with me.
My younger son liked the 迷路 under the floor.
I bought them water guns on our way home.
They always don't want to take a bath,
but they wanted to take a bath as soon as possible that evening.
My elder son wanted to play succor,
but my younger son wanted me to hold him in my arms.
I had no way not to play succor holding him.
I gave it up soon. So, I suggested to them that we went to the log-house near the park.
They agreed with me.
My younger son liked the 迷路 under the floor.
I bought them water guns on our way home.
They always don't want to take a bath,
but they wanted to take a bath as soon as possible that evening.
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I took my sons to the park by bicycle last Sunday.
My elder oldest son wanted to play soccer,
I had no way not to (could not) play soccer holding him.
I soon gave up.
So, I suggested to them that we go to the log-house near the park.
My younger son liked the (maze?) under the floor.
How adorable! How old are your sons?
My oldest son is 7 years old and my youngest son is 3 years old.
I have some questions. Could you answer for me?
1. What is the reason you correct a park to the park?
2. I have only two sons. In this case, I thought older son is better than oldest son.
Isn't this right?
3. "I had no way not to play succor holding him."
I meant that I had to play soccer holding him.
I didn't want to hold him in my arms because I thought I would get tired
but I thought he must cry out as usual if I didn't hold him
2. "Oldest" or "Older" is fine! But "elder" is a bit weird to use when talking about age rank (oldest, youngest, etc.) But even if you have only two children, it's okay to use oldest/youngest!
3.Oh! I see! Then maybe, "I had no other choice than to play soccer holding him." Because, you eventually played soccer holding him right?
1. I thought I had to put "a" before "park" because the readers couldn't know the park in the top of the story.
2. I have heard from someone that I had better use elder than older when I talk about age.
3. Yes, I actually played soccer holding him.
I would like to hear your opinion about 1 and 2.
よろしくおねがいします。
My elder son wanted to play succor,
Incorrect spelling.
Soccer = correct
If you were anywehre but in the United States you would say futbol / football, but in the US we say Soccer.
So, I suggested to them that we went go to the log-house near the park.
'suggested' is in the past tense
what you are suggesting is in the present tense.
Think of it as if you were saying it out loud to your children:
"Let us go to the log-house..."
They always don't never want to take a bath,
You aren't wrong. It just sounds better.
If you always don't do something then you 'never' do it.
It is absolute.
I appreciate your detailed explanations.