Politeness— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more concise and correct grammar, provide a clear topic sentence then a brief specific example of what your mother taught. Avoid repetition (e.g., repeating 'respect'). Use linking words to connect ideas (for example, 'for example' or 'so that').

Example: I learned politeness from my mother from about age seven. She taught me simple habits, such as saying 'please' and 'thank you' and addressing elders politely, so I would make a good impression and build respectful relationships. For example, she always reminded me to greet relatives when we visited, which made me more confident in social situations.

Suggestion: Make your response more natural and precise: start with a direct topic sentence, then give a brief reason and a short example. Correct awkward phrasing (e.g., 'you are willingly trying to be' -> 'you intend to be'). Use a linking word like 'because' or 'so' to connect reason and effect.

Example: Yes, I think politeness is very important, especially when meeting new people. Because it shows respect and makes a good first impression, polite behaviour can help start conversations and build trust. For instance, smiling and using polite phrases when I meet someone new usually makes them more relaxed and open to talk.

× My mother started teaching me to be polite when I was at a young age, probably when I was seven years old.

✓ My mother started teaching me to be polite when I was young, probably when I was seven years old.

The phrase 'at a young age' is not ungrammatical but is wordy and awkward with 'when'. Saying 'when I was young' is more natural and concise. This is a sentence structure/style improvement (map to provided list as 'Verb usage / sentence structure'). Use 'when I was young' or simply 'when I was seven' for clarity.

× She taught me to respect my elders and respect the people around me so I could so they could treat me better.

✓ She taught me to respect my elders and the people around me so they would treat me better.

The original has redundant repetition of 'respect' and an erroneous phrase 'so I could so they could', which is ungrammatical. The corrected sentence removes redundancy ('respect' only once) and fixes the clause to 'so they would treat me better' to express the intended result. This maps to sentence structure errors and incorrect pronoun/word order (use IDs 26 and 12).

× Yes, it is important to be polite to the other people around you, especially when you are meeting someone you don't know.

✓ Yes, it is important to be polite to the people around you, especially when you meet someone you don't know.

'The other people' is awkward here; 'the' is unnecessary. Also 'when you are meeting someone' is grammatically correct but the simple present 'when you meet someone' is more natural for general statements. This corrects article/preposition use and tense choice (map to IDs 22 and 6).

× It shows that you respect them and you are willingly trying to be.

✓ It shows that you respect them and are trying to be polite.

The phrase 'you are willingly trying to be' is incomplete and awkward. 'Trying to be polite' is the proper collocation; if you want to keep 'willingly', use 'are willingly trying to be polite', but it's redundant. The correction completes the idea and improves verb collocation and sentence completeness (map to IDs 13 and 26).