Opportunities— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be concise and grammatically consistent. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details using correct tense and linking words. Avoid repetition (e.g., "opportunities" and "child" repeated) and incorrect verb forms (use past tense for childhood).

Example: Yes. I had many opportunities to try new activities when I was a child because my mother, who was a teacher, encouraged me to join clubs and sports. For example, I learned piano and played on the school football team, which helped me build confidence and make friends.

Suggestion: Give a clear direct opinion, then support it with specific reasons and an example. Use linking words (for example, because, also) and finish the sentence cleanly. Correct awkward phrasing like "which make us who we're."

Example: Yes, I think people should try many different things because it broadens their skills and perspectives. For example, trying a new language or hobby can improve problem-solving and social confidence, and these experiences shape a person's character.

× Yes, I have a lot of opportunities given to me when I was a child.

✓ Yes, I had a lot of opportunities when I was a child.

This sentence mixes present perfect tense ('have') with a past time marker ('when I was a child'), which is incorrect. Use the simple past 'had' to match the past time reference. Also, 'given to me' is unnecessary; the idea is clearer without it. Suggestion: use simple past for completed past events and avoid redundant passive phrasing. Grammar problem type IDs: 5, 22, 6

× My mother was a good teacher.

✓ My mother was a good teacher.

This sentence is grammatically correct: 'was' correctly reflects past tense. No change needed. (Included for completeness.) Grammar problem type ID: 6

× She makes sure I join different activities and that gives me a lot of opportunities to grow as a child and have an awesome child.

✓ She made sure I joined different activities, and that gave me many opportunities to grow as a child and have an enjoyable childhood.

The original uses present tense verbs ('makes', 'join', 'gives') while the time frame is the past ('was a child'). Verbs should be in past tense to match. Also 'a lot of opportunities' is acceptable but 'many opportunities' is more natural; 'have an awesome child' is incorrect and seems to mean 'have an awesome childhood.' Use 'childhood' as the noun. Suggestion: keep verb tenses consistent with the past and choose correct nouns ('childhood'). Grammar problem type ID: 2

× Yes people should try different things as much as they can because that helps them grow as a person and that makes us human to experience different types of things which make us who we're.

✓ Yes, people should try different things as much as they can because that helps them grow as persons and lets them experience different things that shape who they are.

Several issues: missing comma after 'Yes'; 'grow as a person' can be pluralized to match 'people' ('grow as persons') or rephrased; 'that makes us human to experience' is ungrammatical — use 'lets them experience' or 'helps them experience.' The relative clause 'which make us who we're' is incomplete and incorrectly contracted. Replace with 'that shape who they are.' Suggestions: use commas, keep pronouns consistent (people -> they/them), avoid incorrect contractions, and use clear relative clauses. Grammar problem type IDs: 11, 12, 26