Tidiness— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Improve grammatical accuracy and fluency: use present simple consistently, avoid fillers (uh), correct phrasing (e.g. 'it was hard to find things'), and combine ideas more smoothly with a linking phrase. Keep answer within 3-4 concise sentences and add one specific example.

Ejemplo: Yes, I like to keep things tidy because when my room is messy it’s hard to find things. For example, I once spent half an hour looking for my textbook, which made me late for class. So now I tidy my desk every evening to avoid that problem.

Sugerencia: Correct tense and clarity: use past simple appropriately (I didn't use to keep my room tidy), avoid confusing phrases ('I'm just a young child' should be past reference), remove hesitations, and give a brief reason or a single concrete anecdote. Use linking words like 'but' or 'until' to show change.

Ejemplo: No, I didn't use to keep my room tidy when I was a child. I was quite messy until I was seven, when my mother taught me to clean by asking me to tidy up every Saturday. After that I started putting toys away and making my bed regularly.

Sugerencia: Use present simple for habitual actions and be specific about methods: explain exactly how you organize (storage, labels, routine). Replace vague phrases ('divided somethings') with clear vocabulary and avoid fillers. Limit to 2–4 sentences with linking words like 'for example' or 'so'.

Ejemplo: I make sure to organize my study space every day by using shelves and labeled boxes for books and stationery. For example, I keep current assignments on my desk and store completed work in a file, which helps me concentrate and saves time searching for materials.

Sugerencia: Refine grammar and add specific reasons: use natural collocations ('necessary to be tidy', 'helps me focus', 'find things more easily'), avoid repetition, and include one concrete result of being tidy. Keep answer concise and fluent.

Ejemplo: Yes, I think it’s necessary to be tidy because a tidy room helps me focus and makes it easier to find things. For instance, when my desk is organized I can study for longer without distractions and I waste less time searching for materials.

× Yes, I want to keep tidy because when my room was messy, uh, it was such a hard to find something.

✓ Yes, I want to keep things tidy because when my room is messy it is hard to find things.

The student mixes past and general present contexts. Use present tense for general truths ('is messy', 'is hard') and plural 'things' not 'something' when speaking generally. Also include the object 'things' after 'keep'. Use 'hard to find things' rather than 'such a hard to find something'. Suggestion: Use simple present for habitual/general statements and match singular/plural nouns to context.

× So I always want to try to make my room clean.

✓ So I always try to keep my room clean.

'Want to try to make' is awkward and redundant. Use simple present 'try' for habitual action and collocate 'keep clean' rather than 'make clean'. The gerund/infinitive structure was unnecessary. Suggestion: Use 'I always try to keep my room clean.'

× No, I didn't because I'm just a young child.

✓ No, I didn't because I was just a young child.

The response refers to a past time ('as a child'), so use past tense 'was' instead of present 'am'. Maintain consistent past tense for past situations. Suggestion: Use past forms when talking about childhood.

× So I was, I made my room such a messy and when I was, uh, seven years old, my mom told me always like you have to make your room to clean.

✓ So my room was very messy, and when I was seven years old my mom always told me you have to keep your room clean.

Original has disfluent fragments and incorrect word order ('made my room such a messy'). Use adjective 'messy' without 'a' and place adverb 'very' before it. Reported speech 'my mom always told me' should be followed by direct instruction without 'to' before 'clean'—use 'keep your room clean.' Also remove unnecessary commas. Suggestion: Use correct adjective usage and proper reporting verbs and infinitive forms.

× I made sure to organize everything in my room and I also try to make my room clean with umm divided somethings.

✓ I make sure to organize everything in my room, and I also try to keep my room clean by keeping things separated.

The student mixes past 'made' with present 'try'—maintain present for habitual actions: 'I make sure' and 'I try'. 'Divided somethings' is ungrammatical; use 'by keeping things separated' or 'by using dividers'. 'Divided' as past participle doesn't fit here. Suggestion: Use consistent tense for habits and proper noun phrases like 'things' not 'somethings'.

× Yes, to be tidy is also is a must for me because tidy rooms make me focus on something and find something more easier.

✓ Yes, being tidy is a must for me because tidy rooms help me focus and make it easier to find things.

Use gerund 'being tidy' rather than 'to be tidy is' for a general preference. Remove duplicate 'is'. 'Make me focus on something' should be 'help me focus' and use 'make it easier to find things' rather than 'find something more easier' (avoid 'more easier'—use 'easier'). Use plural 'things'. Suggestion: Use gerunds for general states, correct comparative ('easier'), and natural collocations like 'help me focus'.