<p>“Everyday I try new things, whether it be sampling new foods, or reading an unfamiliar book genre.”</p>
<p>The main part i am concerned about is the “unfamiliar book genre.” Does reading a genre of unfamiliar books make more sense? idk the whole sentence just sounds awk to me.</p>
<p>I think the “it be” sounds weird, because it’s modifying “things” it should be “they be”. </p>
<p>Things —> they be</p>
<p>thing ---- it be</p>
<p>“Every day I try a new thing, whether it be…”</p>
<p>“Every day I try new things, whether they be…”</p>
<p>I think that’s the awkwardness you’re hearing. Personally I’d make everything singular, and change the sentence to:</p>
<h1>1: Every day I try something new, whether it be sampling a new food or reading an unfamiliar book genre.</h1>
<p>OR</p>
<h1>2: Every day I try new things, whether they be sampling new foods or reading unfamiliar book genres.</h1>
<p>I prefer #1 though.</p>
<p>My new sentence is “I try something new everyday, like sampling a new dish or reading a book of an unfamiliar genre.” does that make more sense. i’m trying to find a different way to say “something” since my english teacher says it’s too vague</p>
<p>something works for college essays, they don’t want crazy vocabulary. they want to hear your voice. new sentence sounds much better.</p>
<p>Ok thanks so much!</p>
<p>I think “a book of an unfamiliar genre” is still awkward. Maybe just say an unfamiliar book or part of an unfamiliar book. How many unfamiliar genres are there? Reading a book every day, especially from an unfamiliar genre, is pretty daunting (I know you didn’t say that exactly, but its close enough to be troublesome).</p>