Writing Right : The Chilean Independence Day

Natalia’s Post.

What do Fiestas Patrias mean to you?
Well for me the (Nn) Fiestas Patrias are an instance for share (We) with my family and my friends, (p) we always do funny things, we went (Wt) to fondas and drank(Wt) chicha of Curacaví jajajaja and of course the unmissable barbecue.

What (1)typical Chileans do?
I think that a typical Chileans go to fondas with the (Wf) family and eat anticuchos, choripanes,(p) or some people go to a park and made(Wt) a barbecue and your(Wf) child fly(Wt) a kite, or other people made(Wt) a fonda in your(Wf) house and invite to your (Wf)parents, your(Wf) friends and all the people that they want,(p) some people go to the beach or the farm(Ww) to rest. All this(Wf) things depend (1)the family and the ties with the Fiestas Patrias.

What you did(Wt) as a child(We)?
Uff when I was a child I went to Melipilla and celebrate(Wt) with all my family,(p) I have 12 uncles, and many cousins like 30(Wo). The18 September(We), we stay(Wt) on my grandmother(1) house, we made a barbecue with Chilean salad, we bought empanadas, and we played pinpon and fly a kite. The 19(1) September we went to my uncle’s house in Melipilla of couse(s) and we made the same but they have(Wt) a swimming pool, so we swam there and played all the time.

What (1)you do nowadays?
Now I stay in Santiago and went(Wt) to a fonda,(p) but the last fonda that I went, was horrible I dislike(Wt) (1)very much. Now I hope that this fonda (1) be better. For other part (We)I made(Wt) a barbecue with my family on my brother(1) house, and I want to go to Lo cañas and celebrate with my boyfriend, and his family.

Which was your favourite 18 and why?
My favourites 18, was went(Ww) I was a child, I liked very much share(Wt) with all my family,(p) I played with my cousins and l laugh(Wt) very much. The other 18 that I like(We-Wt) was on 2002, with my school friend’s went to the Stadium National Fonda(Wo), and drank chicha, and (1)was bad because after (1)drank we were with stomach pain(We) but apart of(Ww) this event I laugh(Wt) very much, I remembered that was really fun.

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·Wo: Word order
·1: Something Missing
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