If I could choose

[Silverobama]

I wrote the following short paragraph:

If I could choose only one thing to bring with me to a desert island, I think it would be a book, because a book is food for the soul.

Is it natural and grammatical?

 

[emsr2d2]

It works for me. You could remove "with me" without changing the meaning. Also, I'd use "take" not "bring" but you won't get agreement on that from all variants/dialects.

 

[Silverobama]

It works for me. You could remove "with me" without changing the meaning. Also, I'd use "take" not "bring" but you won't get agreement on that from all variants/dialects.

Much appreciated.

On second thoughts, I think this version is better, please enlighten me.

If I could choose only one thing to bring with me to a deserted island, I think it would be a book because books are food for the soul.

 

[emsr2d2]

You can write it that way too if you want. I'd stick with "desert island" - it's pretty much a set phrase (in BrE, at least).

 

[Silverobama]

You can write it that way too if you want. I'd stick with "desert island" - it's pretty much a set phrase (in BrE, at least).

One last question. How about the last sentence? Do you like it?

I think it would be a book because books are food for the soul.

 

[emsr2d2]

If I didn't like it, don't you think I'd have said so?