Paper— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Improve grammar ("paper crafts" not "papers crafts"), remove filler words, and make answer more concise and slightly more descriptive. Use a clear topic sentence followed by one supporting detail and a linking word.

Example: Yes, I have made some paper crafts. For example, I often buy decorative paper and cut it into small pieces for scrapbooking, because I like adding colorful textures to my pages.

Suggestion: Fix repetition and minor grammar errors (remove extra "write"), combine ideas with a linking word, and be slightly more specific about frequency. Keep it within 2–3 sentences.

Example: No, I don't send physical letters because my friends rarely use postal mail anymore. However, I do keep a private diary and write in it regularly, usually a few times a week, to record my thoughts and plans.

Suggestion: Complete the sentence and give a concrete example of when handwritten letters are used. Use linking words and a brief contrast to make your point clearer.

Example: Nowadays most people use email, WeChat or other instant messaging apps because digital messages are faster and more convenient. However, people still write handwritten letters for special occasions, such as weddings or thank-you notes, because they feel more personal.

Suggestion: Remove fillers ("Uh"), fix grammar and word order, and give one specific example of when you use them. Keep it natural and concise.

Example: Yes, I usually carry a small notebook and a pen when I go out, especially to meetings or when I travel, so I can jot down quick notes or ideas.

Suggestion: Correct tense and grammar, avoid fillers, and give clearer specifics about activities and frequency. Use one topic sentence and one supporting detail with a linking word.

Example: As a child, I loved drawing pictures and writing short stories on paper. For example, I often spent afternoons painting animals and inventing simple stories to go with them.

× I've made only a few papers crafts.

✓ I've made only a few paper crafts.

The noun phrase 'paper crafts' uses the plural noun 'crafts' correctly, but the modifier 'paper' should be singular as a noun modifier (also called attributive noun). Using 'papers' is incorrect here. Use 'paper' to modify 'crafts' (paper crafts).

× I like getting colorful textures to my pages.

✓ I like adding colorful textures to my pages.

The verb 'get' with 'textures to my pages' is awkward and unidiomatic. The verb 'add' followed by the object 'colorful textures' correctly expresses the intended action. Also 'like' can take a gerund; 'adding' is the correct gerund form here.

× No, I don't write paper letters anymore because my friends rarely use postal mail these days.

✓ No, I don't write paper letters anymore because my friends rarely use postal mail these days.

This sentence is grammatically correct and consistent in present simple tense to express a habitual action and a general truth. No change is needed.

× However, I still keep a private diary and write it write in it regularly to record my thoughts and plans.

✓ However, I still keep a private diary and write in it regularly to record my thoughts and plans.

The original contains a duplicated 'write' and an incorrect object 'write it'. The correct expression is 'write in it' where 'write' is followed by the prepositional phrase 'in it'. Remove the extra word and correct the prepositional phrase.

× Nowadays, most people use e-mail, WeChat or other instant messaging apps instead of handwritten letters because digital messages are faster and more convenient.

✓ Nowadays, most people use e-mail, WeChat, or other instant messaging apps instead of handwritten letters because digital messages are faster and more convenient.

This sentence is grammatically correct; only a stylistic comma before 'or' (Oxford comma) is optional. No structural change required for grammar; the original sentence is acceptable.

× Handwritten letters are still used sometimes for special.

✓ Handwritten letters are still used sometimes for special occasions.

The phrase 'for special' is incomplete; a noun is required after 'special'. The collocation 'special occasions' correctly completes the thought.

× Yes, I usually carry paper and pens with me when I go out. Uh, especially go out for a meeting or a a leisure time.

✓ Yes, I usually carry paper and pens with me when I go out, especially when I go out for a meeting or for leisure.

The original has repetition 'a a' and awkward phrase 'a leisure time'. Add the conjunction 'when' and use 'for leisure' (uncountable) or 'for leisure activities'. Remove duplicate article and restructure the clause for clarity.

× I always painted some pictures or write something I don't know in on the paper. Uh, when I was a child.

✓ I always painted some pictures or wrote things I didn't know on the paper when I was a child.

The sentence mixes past tense 'painted' with present tense 'write' and 'don't know'. All verbs describing past habitual actions should be in past tense: 'wrote' and 'didn't know'. Also correct word order and remove the extraneous preposition 'in' before 'on the paper'. Combine the fragment to one complete sentence.