Politeness— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: ‘every adults’는 ‘all adults’ 또는 ‘every adult’로 고쳐야 하며, ‘you have to’보다 과거의 습관을 나타내는 ‘I had to’가 더 자연스럽습니다. 질문에 직접 답한 뒤, 부모님이 어떻게 가르쳤는지 구체적인 예를 하나 덧붙이세요. 예를 들어 어른에게 인사하거나 ‘please’와 ‘thank you’를 사용하도록 배웠다고 말하고, ‘also’나 ‘for example’ 같은 연결어를 활용하면 답변이 더 논리적입니다.

Example: My parents taught me to be polite to everyone, including adults and my friends. For example, they encouraged me to say “please” and “thank you” and to greet older people properly.

Suggestion: 답변의 핵심 이유가 ‘contemporary dance 전공에서 교수님에게 중요하다’는 내용에 한정되어 있어 질문에 대한 일반적인 설명이 부족합니다. ‘Yes, I think it’s very important because…’처럼 직접적인 주제문으로 시작하고, 전공과 관련된 이유뿐 아니라 사람들과 좋은 관계를 유지하는 데 도움이 된다는 점도 설명하세요. ‘I’m majoring in contemporary dance’는 가능하지만, ‘I’m majoring in contemporary dance, and politeness is especially important when communicating with my professor’처럼 표현하면 더 자연스럽습니다.

Example: Yes, I think being polite is very important because it helps people build positive relationships and avoid misunderstandings. It is especially important in my contemporary dance major, where I need to communicate respectfully with my professor and classmates.

Suggestion: ‘When we first met’는 일반적인 상황이므로 ‘When we first meet’로 고쳐야 합니다. 또한 ‘unfriendly people’은 다소 부자연스러우며, ‘people we don’t know well’ 또는 ‘new people’이 더 적절합니다. ‘We should be polite whenever we meet new people, speak to professors, or interact with friends’처럼 상황을 명확히 나열하고, ‘especially’나 ‘even’으로 강조하면 더 효과적입니다.

Example: We should be polite whenever we meet new people, speak to professors, or interact with our friends. In particular, we should remain respectful even if someone seems unfriendly, because politeness can help prevent conflict.

Suggestion: 질문의 과거 시제에 맞춰 ‘I tried’라고 해야 하며, ‘insert in short sentence’는 의미가 불분명하고 자연스럽지 않습니다. 아마 짧고 무례하게 들리는 표현을 피했다는 뜻이라면 ‘I tried not to give short or blunt answers’처럼 말할 수 있습니다. 또한 ‘unpolite’보다 ‘impolite’가 정확하며, 인사하기, 존댓말 사용하기, ‘please’와 ‘thank you’ 말하기 같은 구체적인 행동을 제시해야 합니다.

Example: As a child, I tried to show politeness by greeting adults and using words like “please” and “thank you.” I also avoided giving short or blunt answers because they could sound impolite.

× My parents told me that you have to be polite to every adults and even my friends

✓ My parents told me that you have to be polite to every adult and even my friends.

Every is used with a singular countable noun, so adults must be changed to adult. For plural nouns, use all, as in all adults.

× Yes, because I'm majoring contemporary dance and in this major it's really important to my professor.

✓ Yes, because I'm majoring in contemporary dance, and in this major, it's really important to my professor.

The verb phrase major in requires the preposition in before the subject of the major. The correct expression is majoring in contemporary dance.

× When we first met with unfriendly people and to the professor or even just my friends, we have to be polite to everyone.

✓ When we first meet unfriendly people, or when we talk to a professor or even just our friends, we have to be polite to everyone.

The question asks about general situations, so the present tense meet is needed instead of the past tense met. General habits and rules are usually expressed in the present tense.

× When we first met with unfriendly people and to the professor or even just my friends, we have to be polite to everyone.

✓ When we first meet unfriendly people, or when we talk to a professor or even just our friends, we have to be polite to everyone.

The original sentence does not use parallel structures. Meet unfriendly people and talk to a professor or friends are complete and grammatically parallel expressions. Use or when listing alternative occasions.

× I try to not to insert in short sentence because short words in sentences can seem to be very unpolite

✓ I try not to use short sentences because short words in sentences can seem very impolite.

The correct negative infinitive structure is try not to plus the base verb. Use is the appropriate verb here because sentences are used, not inserted. Also, seem can be followed directly by an adjective, so seem very impolite is more natural than seem to be very impolite.

× I try to not to insert in short sentence because short words in sentences can seem to be very unpolite

✓ I try not to use short sentences because short words in sentences can seem very impolite.

The sentence refers to sentences in general, so the plural form sentences is appropriate. A singular countable noun would require an article, such as a short sentence.

× I try to not to insert in short sentence because short words in sentences can seem to be very unpolite

✓ I try not to use short sentences because short words in sentences can seem very impolite.

The standard adjective is impolite, not unpolite. Use impolite to describe behavior, words, or language that is not polite.