is this grammatically correct?

I have a strong interest in machines and electronics having Discover or Popular Science magazines lying around.

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is this grammatically correct?

I have a strong interest in machines and electronics having Discover or Popular Science magazines lying around.

No. It would sound better as

"I have a strong interest in machines and electronic. There are many Discover and Popular Science magazines laying around."

Well... it sounds better to me at least ^^

OR

"Having a strong interest in machines and electronics, I have many Discover and Popular Science magazines laying around"

This one sounds MUCH better.

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OR

"Having a strong interest in machines and electronics, I have many Discover and Popular Science magazines laying around"

This one sounds MUCH better.

Thanks but I dont like having to much "have"
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Maybe "I have a strong interest in machines and electronics, and enjoys reading Discover and Popular Science magazines."

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Maybe "I have a strong interest in machines and electronics, and enjoys reading Discover and Popular Science magazines."

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Maybe "I have a strong interest in machines and electronics, and enjoys reading Discover and Popular Science magazines."

To be grammatically correct, you need to italicize the titles of the magazines and use "enjoy" instead of "enjoys."

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How about

"I have a strong interest in machines and electronics; there are many Discover and Popular Science magezines lying around."

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Maybe "I have a strong interest in machines and electronics, and enjoy reading Discover and Popular Science magazines."

Just the conjugation.

I think however this version weakens the relationship between these two clauses. Perhaps "Due to my strong interest in machines and electronics, I read/enjoy reading Discover and Popular Science magazines [and have many copies of them lying/laying around]."

Edit: Also, "laying" is acceptable, as I understand it. It's a dialect thing (I've always assumed it's American although I don't know much about American dialects). Laying does sound more informal however. Lying would probably be better.

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Try:
With many Discover and Popular Science magazines lying around, I now have a strong interest in machines and electronics.
Or:
Because of my interest in machines and electronics, there are many Popular Science and Discover magazines lying around.

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I think however this version weakens the relationship between these two clauses. Perhaps "Due to my strong interest in machines and electronics, I read/enjoy reading Discover and Popular Science magazines [and have many copies of them lying/laying around]."
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That sounds good by itself but the sentence a an intro sen to an essay so emphasizing the the second part is a bit weird. I know you didnt know bout that so sorry

You can rephrase it to:

My strong interest in machines and electronics lead to my subscriptions to Discover and Popular Science magazines.

(underline magazines/periodicals if you can...)

My daily (or weekly) perusal of Discover and Popular Science magazines continually feeds my passion to learn about machines and electronics.

Because of my fascination with machines and electronics, I continually engross myself in Discover and Popular Science magazines.

I don't know... make it sound like you LIVE on machines and electronics. (This sounds like a college app essay.)

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(This sounds like a college app essay.)

hahahaha how you know. 🤣 yeah its for my second prompt. I was just doing a last minute fix

I like hobbitelf518's suggestions. Something you might consider -- if you just say that you have some magazines lying around, it makes you sound passive. Your original sentence doesn't make clear whether (1) you became interested in electronics because you came across magazines in your house, or (2) you were interested in electronics, so you started getting these magazines.

If it's (1), I think your story would be more attention-grabbing if you started off with an anecdote about reading these magazines for the first time and explained something specific that struck you about them. Like maybe you read about a certain machine and certain aspects of it stimulated your interest. And maybe that's why you took a class, or joined the robotics team, or thought of an issue you want to research or work on in the future.

If it's (2), reading magazines is good, but if you have any larger accomplishments you can mention, you should probably write about those first. Unless you are telling a story in chronological order, it is more persuasive to front-load your points/arguments.

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Odette basically summed up my concern about the opening post. Essays to get into an undergraduate program can be stretched a little. People on admissions committees like to see what you've done/experienced... show them why you're an attractive candidate... that you are unique or at least insanely enthusiastic and idealistic and have a great story to tell...

Maybe you built a computer by yourself... or you made a circuit out of household materials... Throw in a nerdy joke involving electronics/machines? lololololololol.

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Edit: Also, "laying" is acceptable, as I understand it. It's a dialect thing (I've always assumed it's American although I don't know much about American dialects). Laying does sound more informal however. Lying would probably be better.

Just thought I would mention this since no one else has. The use of laying actually is not acceptable since it is grammatically incorrect. Although its use is accepted in general while a person is talking, when it comes to writing its usage would be considered wrong. The word lay means "to put or to place (something somewhere)". Whereas the word lie means "to rest, recline, or to remain in a lying position". (: