Could you please tell me if these sentences sound natural in everyday spoken English? Thank you! 😊

- Everyone at home supported his decision to adopt a stray dog.
- I never regretted my decision to study Biology.
- Their decision to get divorced surprised everyone.
- No one has the right to criticize your choice to have children later in life.
- His constant need for attention was exhausting.
- It's ironic that he’s criticizing 'nepotism' when he's the very embodiment of it. His face should be next to the word in the dictionary.
- Her desire to have children was so strong that she went through IVF.
- His desire to look rich is making him drown in debt.
- He couldn’t let go of his desire to control everything, and this caused him a lot of anxiety.
- Someone with strong determination to learn a language can start having conversations within a few months.

Question

Could you please tell me if these sentences sound natural in everyday spoken English? Thank you! 😊

- Everyone at home supported his decision to adopt a stray dog.
- I never regretted my decision to study Biology.
- Their decision to get divorced surprised everyone.
- No one has the right to criticize your choice to have children later in life.
- His constant need for attention was exhausting.
- It's ironic that he’s criticizing 'nepotism' when he's the very embodiment of it. His face should be next to the word in the dictionary.
- Her desire to have children was so strong that she went through IVF.
- His desire to look rich is making him drown in debt.
- He couldn’t let go of his desire to control everything, and this caused him a lot of anxiety.
- Someone with strong determination to learn a language can start having conversations within a few months.

Answer

They're all quite natural for Spoken English.

They're not terribly unnatural for Written English either, but a well educated native speaker would usually increase precision & clarity a bit more.

Still, you've done well. A lot of native speakers speak like that.

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