Friends— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Try to make your answer more natural and concise by combining sentences and using correct tenses. Also, avoid redundancy and improve sentence structure for clarity.

Example: Yes, I have many friends, but my oldest friend is someone I met in primary school when we were in 4th grade. We still keep in touch and have a strong friendship.

Suggestion: Use linking words to connect ideas smoothly and avoid repeating similar phrases. Also, try to be more specific about activities.

Example: Sometimes, we go to a restaurant to share a meal, and other times, we watch a movie at the cinema while enjoying some snacks together.

Suggestion: Answer the question directly by stating where you usually meet, then explain if meetings are rare due to busy schedules. Use clearer sentence structures.

Example: We don't meet often because my friends are busy with their personal and work lives, so it's hard to plan outings together.

Suggestion: Improve sentence flow by using linking words and correct prepositions. Also, avoid repeating similar words and clarify your points.

Example: I used to go out frequently with my friends to restaurants and cafes, but nowadays I stay at home more to spend time with my children.

Suggestion: Make your answer more natural by using simpler expressions and correct subject-verb agreement. Also, clarify your ideas with linking words.

Example: Friends are very important to me because I value those who care about me, don't hurt me, and understand when I'm busy with my life.

Suggestion: Use linking words to connect ideas and improve sentence clarity. Also, avoid awkward phrasing and be more specific.

Example: It depends on the situation; sometimes I prefer spending time with one friend to have deeper conversations, especially when sharing new achievements.

Suggestion: Use correct expressions and grammar, such as 'new decorations' and past tense consistency. Also, make sentences more natural and concise.

Example: I would love to invite my friends to see the new decorations in my house. They have visited before and enjoyed the view of the plants.

× I knew since we were in 4th grade.

✓ I have known her since we were in 4th grade.

The sentence refers to a period starting in the past and continuing to the present, so the present perfect tense 'have known' is appropriate instead of simple past 'knew'.

× I am still in connection with her, talking with her and we are in good friendship.

✓ I am still in touch with her, talking to her and we have a good friendship.

The phrase 'in connection with' is incorrect here; the correct expression is 'in touch with'. Also, 'talking with her' is better as 'talking to her' in this context. 'We are in good friendship' should be 'we have a good friendship' to express the relationship properly.

× Sometimes we plan to go to a restaurant to have one meal together.

✓ Sometimes we plan to go to a restaurant to have a meal together.

Using 'one meal' is unnatural here; 'a meal' is the correct quantifier to indicate an unspecified meal.

× Some other times we plan to go to the cinema to watch one movie and to have some snacks there and enjoy our time together.

✓ Other times we plan to go to the cinema to watch a movie and have some snacks there and enjoy our time together.

'Some other times' is awkward; 'Other times' is more natural. Also, 'one movie' should be 'a movie' as the indefinite article is used for singular countable nouns when the specific identity is not important.

× No one of them is free to plan going out together.

✓ None of them is free to plan going out together.

'No one of them' is incorrect; the correct pronoun is 'None of them' when referring to no people in a group.

× We were having some meals in the restaurants or coffee and the cafe.

✓ We used to have meals in restaurants or coffee at cafes.

The original sentence mixes tenses and articles incorrectly. 'Used to have' correctly expresses habitual past actions. 'Some meals' is unnecessary; 'meals' suffices. 'The restaurants' and 'the cafe' should be plural or indefinite without 'the' unless specific places are meant.

× I'm staying at home more with my children.

✓ I stay at home more with my children.

The present continuous 'I'm staying' suggests a temporary action, but the context implies a habitual action, so simple present 'I stay' is more appropriate.

× I only welcome friends who care about me, who does not hurt me, and understand that if I don't ask, it means I'm busy dealing with my life.

✓ I only welcome friends who care about me, who do not hurt me, and who understand that if I don't ask, it means I'm busy dealing with my life.

The relative pronoun 'who' refers to 'friends' (plural), so the verb should be plural 'do' instead of 'does'. Also, 'who' should be repeated for clarity before 'understand'.

× I would love to invite my friends to my home to see the newly decoration available inside the house.

✓ I would love to invite my friends to my home to see the new decorations inside the house.

'Newly' is an adverb and cannot modify the noun 'decoration'; the adjective 'new' is correct. Also, 'decoration' should be plural 'decorations' if referring to multiple items.

× In the past, they came to my home and they like the view of the plants.

✓ In the past, they came to my home and they liked the view of the plants.

The sentence refers to a past event, so the verb 'like' should be in the past tense 'liked' to maintain tense consistency.