Is this grammatically correct?

Ilovepeppers

"I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs at a time." It doesn't sound right to me, like the "at a time" sounds weird... Is it grammatically correct?

"Stop kicking your foot around!" This sounds off too..

Are these correct? Why or why not?

musicgirl88

"I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs at a time." It doesn't sound right to me, like the "at a time" sounds weird... Is it grammatically correct?

"Stop kicking your foot around!" This sounds off too..

Are these correct? Why or why not?

It sounds a little redundant. I think maybe if you had a comma in there? At one time, I was working four jobs at a time. Or, instead just say "At one time, I was working so much I had four jobs."

AZTrailRunner

"I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs at a time." It doesn't sound right to me, like the "at a time" sounds weird... Is it grammatically correct?

"Stop kicking your foot around!" This sounds off too..

Are these correct? Why or why not?

Drop the "at a time" from the first example. You already state that at the beginning of the sentence. "At one time I was working four jobs."

I don't know what you are trying to state in the 2nd example.

Jennloella

"at one time" or "at the same time"

shellimus

"I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs at a time."

I would probably say, "I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs at the same time."

and "Stop kicking!"

LizC26

I'm not sure why you're asking, but I have a middle grades ed degree in language arts...LOL..

"a lot" shouldn't be used....it's frowned upon in the grammatically correct community.

"At one time" and "at a time" shouldn't be in the same sentence...It's redundant, so delete one of them.

killerqueen17

"There was a time when I held four jobs at once."

Idk. Your sentence is grammatical, but it just sounds a bit repetitive.

NostalgicDruid

You could also do "I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs at once."

ninerbuff

They don't not sound incorrect................................

pftjill

I use to work a lot. At one point I was working four jobs at the same time.

Maybe this is better!?!

MisterDubs303

"I worked a lot. For a while, I held four jobs concurrently."

pftjill

I agree with whoever wrote about the word a lot. I would find something different there, but I still like my second sentence.

fridayjustleft04

Wait..are we doing your homework for you? As a teacher, I can't approve of that.

killerqueen17

"a lot" shouldn't be used....it's frowned upon in the grammatically correct community.

I have never heard this rule... And I'm a semester away from a Master's degree in Applied Linguistics. (although I'm only familiar with varieties of American English.... British and other Englishes have slightly different rules and norms)

Just don't say "alot" and you're all set... That one is a big no-no!! Haha

pinkgigi

I don't think you can work 4 jobs at a time.

"I was very busy as I was holding down (or juggling) four jobs."

GG

pinkgigi

Kicking your foot around sounds like you are kicking an actual foot with the other one.

"Stop moving your foot around." "Stop that annoying kicking with your foot".

GG

kunibob

"I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs at a time." It doesn't sound right to me, like the "at a time" sounds weird... Is it grammatically correct?

"Stop kicking your foot around!" This sounds off too..

Are these correct? Why or why not?

Both are redundant, particularly the first.

"I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs at a time." The "at one time" already means that everything following it will be occurring at the same time. Correct: "I worked a lot. At one time I was working four jobs."

"Stop kicking your foot around!" Passable, but could be seen as redundant because a kicking foot is already moving around. "Stop kicking your foot" would suffice.

InstantSunshine

I think the problem is: "Working four jobs" - the verb is out of context. It ought to be "I had four jobs". "At a time" is fine though.

SmartFunGorgeous

Drop the "at a time" from the first example. You already state that at the beginning of the sentence. "At one time I was working four jobs."

His reply was correct because you would keep the sentence from being redundant.

The other phrase needs context in order to give a definitive answer; however, based simply on grammatical rules, there's nothing technically wrong with it. Some would say not to end a sentence with a preposition, but in context, the word "around" is an adverb, so there's nothing wrong with it. However, if you're trying for a more formal tone in your writing, removing the word "around" would help you accomplish that.

killerqueen17

The other phrase needs context in order to give a definitive answer; however, based simply on grammatical rules, there's nothing technically wrong with it. Some would say not to end a sentence with a preposition, but in context, the word "around" is an adverb, so there's nothing wrong with it. However, if you're trying for a more formal tone in your writing, removing the word "around" would help you accomplish that.

This is true-- there is more to writing than just grammar! Both of your original sentences were "grammatical," in my opinion, but they needed some editing as far as style is concerned. Style is just as important as grammar!