Opportunities— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Your answer is relevant and well developed, with a clear answer, reasons, and a result. However, improve grammatical accuracy and natural phrasing: say “I was often encouraged,” “a few of them,” and “I won some prizes for my performances.” “Drama or acting school” is slightly unnatural; use “drama classes” or “an acting school.” Add a linking phrase such as “As a result” to make the final idea clearer, and end with proper punctuation.

Ejemplo: Definitely. I was an outgoing child, so my teachers and parents often encouraged me to join extracurricular activities, such as drama classes and sports clubs. I took part in several of them and even won a few prizes for my performances. As a result, I became more confident and was motivated to continue trying new activities.

Sugerencia: You express a balanced opinion, but there are several grammar and word-choice problems. Use “It depends on a person’s personality and preferences,” “others are quite adventurous,” and “as many activities as they want.” The phrase “comfortable with their family or situation” is unclear; “comfortable with their routines” is more natural. Answer the question more directly by explaining whether trying different things is generally beneficial, and support your view with a specific reason or example. Avoid the awkward phrase “to participate or to make their life more challenging.”

Ejemplo: I think people should try different things, but they do not have to do as many as possible. It depends on their personality, interests, and available time. For example, adventurous people may enjoy learning new skills or travelling, whereas others may prefer a familiar routine. In my opinion, trying a few new activities is beneficial because it helps people discover their interests and become more confident.

× I was an outgoing child and often encouraged by my teachers and parents to take part in extracurricular activities like drama or acting school.

✓ I was an outgoing child and was often encouraged by my teachers and parents to take part in extracurricular activities such as drama or acting.

The passive verb encouraged needs the auxiliary verb was because the subject I received the encouragement. The phrase acting school is also not parallel with drama, so acting is more grammatically suitable here.

× So I participated in few of them and got some prizes for the same that helped me to keep going.

✓ So I participated in a few of them and won some prizes, which helped me to keep going.

A few means some and is used with plural countable nouns. Few without a is also grammatical, but it means not many and gives a negative meaning. The relative pronoun which clearly refers to winning the prizes.

× It depends upon person's personality and preferences.

✓ It depends upon a person's personality and preferences.

The singular countable noun person needs a determiner. The indefinite article a is used because the sentence refers to any person in general.

× Some people are really comfortable with their family or situation, do not try much, whereas another one are quite adventurous.

✓ Some people are really comfortable with their families or situations and do not try many new things, whereas others are quite adventurous.

The original sentence incorrectly joins two independent ideas with only a comma. Use and to connect the ideas. Others is the correct plural form to contrast with some people.

× Some people are really comfortable with their family or situation, do not try much, whereas another one are quite adventurous.

✓ Some people are really comfortable with their families or situations and do not try many new things, whereas others are quite adventurous.

Some people is plural, so the contrasting expression should also be plural: others, not another one. Families and situations are plural because the sentence refers to people generally.

× Some people are really comfortable with their family or situation, do not try much, whereas another one are quite adventurous.

✓ Some people are really comfortable with their families or situations and do not try many new things, whereas others are quite adventurous.

Another one is singular but is followed by the plural verb are. Replacing it with the plural subject others makes the subject and verb agree.

× They can try as many as activities they like to participate or to make their life more challenging.

✓ They can try as many activities as they like in order to participate in them or make their lives more challenging.

The correct comparative quantity structure is as many + plural countable noun + as: as many activities as they like. The extra as before activities is incorrect. Lives should be plural because they refers to multiple people.

× They can try as many as activities they like to participate or to make their life more challenging.

✓ They can try as many activities as they like in order to participate in them or make their lives more challenging.

The verb participate is normally followed by the preposition in, so participate in them is required. The pronoun them refers back to activities.