Politeness— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Use the past tense consistently because you are describing your childhood: “When I was a child” and “my parents taught me.” Avoid repeating similar ideas such as “be polite,” “give respect,” and “be respectful.” Also, use natural expressions such as “show respect to older people” and “follow good manners.” Finish with one specific example to make the answer more effective.

Ejemplo: When I was a child, my parents taught me to be polite to everyone, especially older people. They encouraged me to greet adults respectfully, say “please” and “thank you,” and listen when others were speaking. They also reminded me to follow good manners both at home and at school.

Sugerencia: Begin with a clear answer, such as “Yes, definitely.” Explain the benefits using natural phrases like “it reflects your upbringing” and “it creates a positive impression.” The phrase “gives you a perfect image” is unnatural, and “not having a cross” is unclear. Use a linking word such as “Moreover” or “For example” and provide one concrete result of being polite.

Ejemplo: Yes, definitely. Being polite is important because it reflects your upbringing and helps you create a positive impression on other people. Moreover, polite communication can prevent misunderstandings and make social interactions more pleasant. For example, saying “please” and “thank you” shows that you respect others.

Sugerencia: Answer directly with “We should be polite in all kinds of situations,” then organize your examples clearly. Use “every day” as an adverbial phrase and say “It does not cost anything” instead of “It not gives you a cause or money.” Avoid the incomplete final sentence. Add specific occasions, such as speaking to teachers, coworkers, service staff, or elderly people, and connect them with “for example” or “especially.”

Ejemplo: I think we should be polite in all kinds of situations, especially when speaking to older people, teachers, coworkers, or service staff. We should use expressions such as “please,” “thank you,” and “excuse me” in our daily conversations. It does not cost anything, but it can make other people feel respected and appreciated.

Sugerencia: Use past-tense verbs throughout: “I showed” and “when I was a child.” Replace “saying respect words” with natural expressions such as “using polite expressions” or “speaking respectfully.” Avoid repeating “respect,” and explain how you behaved in a specific situation. The final sentence should describe the result more naturally, for example, “This helped me build good relationships with others.”

Ejemplo: When I was a child, I showed politeness by greeting older people respectfully and using polite expressions such as “please,” “thank you,” and “excuse me.” I also listened carefully when adults were speaking and offered to help at home. These habits helped me build good relationships with my family and other people.

× When I'm a child, my parents taught me to be polite to everyone.

✓ When I was a child, my parents taught me to be polite to everyone.

The question asks about your childhood, which is a finished period in the past. Therefore, use the past form was instead of the present form am.

× Be courtes.

✓ Be courteous.

Courteous is the correct adjective meaning polite and respectful. Courtes is not a correct English adjective.

× You must be abide.

✓ You must be respectful.

After the modal verb must, use a base-form verb or a suitable adjective complement. Be abide is not grammatically correct in this context.

× Yes, being polite is very important because it shows how you're raised by your parents and also it gives you a perfect image being polite to others is not having a cross.

✓ Yes, being polite is very important because it shows how you were raised by your parents. It also gives you a positive image. Being polite to others does not cost anything.

The original response joins several complete ideas without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions. Separating the ideas into complete sentences makes the structure clear. Because the response refers to how you were raised in the past, were raised is more appropriate than you're raised.

× I think in every day of our lives is we need to be polite, saying thank you, saying yes, saying please to others for everyone.

✓ I think we need to be polite every day of our lives by saying thank you, yes, and please to everyone.

The original sentence contains an unnecessary is and has an incorrect word order. Use the clear structure we need to be polite every day. The phrase by saying introduces examples of how to be polite.

× It not gives you a cause or money.

✓ It does not cost you time or money.

In the present tense, a negative sentence with the third-person singular subject it requires does not, followed by the base form of the verb. Therefore, use does not cost, not not gives. Cost is also the appropriate verb for expressing that politeness requires no payment.

× But it's giving free to others.

✓ However, being polite is free and benefits others.

The phrase giving free is not a complete or natural English structure. Use is free to express that politeness requires no payment. The connector however clearly contrasts this idea with the previous sentence.

× Being polite is a sign of being.

✓ Being polite is a sign of being respectful.

The phrase being at the end leaves the sentence incomplete because it does not say what quality a person is showing. Adding respectful completes the complement after being.

× I show my politeness when I'm a child.

✓ I showed my politeness when I was a child.

The question asks about what you did as a child, so both verbs should be in the past tense: showed and was.

× Saying respect words to elders.

✓ Saying respectful words to elders.

Respectful is the adjective needed to describe words. Respect is usually a noun or a verb, so saying respect words is not the correct adjective-noun combination.

× And giving giving respect to everyone.

✓ And giving respect to everyone.

The verb giving is repeated accidentally. In a list of actions, use the -ing form once to keep the structure parallel with saying respectful words.

× It shows how you socialize to others.

✓ It shows how you socialize with others.

The verb socialize is normally followed by with when referring to interacting with people. Therefore, socialize with others is the correct prepositional phrase.

× It shows how you socialize with others.

✓ It showed how you socialized with others.

This sentence describes your behavior when you were a child, so the verbs should be in the past tense: showed and socialized.