Mirrors— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer the two parts of the question directly and avoid fillers and repetition. Use the correct forms “like looking” and “I look,” not “like to looking” or “I sometimes looking.” Also, replace unnatural phrases such as “it reflects me really good handsome guy” with a clear description, and connect your reason with “because.”

Ejemplo: Yes, I do, but only occasionally. I usually look in the mirror before I go out to check my hair and make sure I look presentable. I do not spend a long time doing it because I am usually in a hurry.

Sugerencia: Begin with a clear answer such as “No, I haven’t.” Then explain that your mother usually bought the mirrors. Use the past tense “bought,” the plural “mirrors” when speaking generally, and avoid unclear phrases like “go out living without them” and “brought me Mira for.” Add a specific reason or situation to make the answer more effective.

Ejemplo: No, I haven’t bought a mirror myself. My mother usually buys them for our home, especially when we need one for the bedroom or bathroom. I have never felt the need to buy one because there are already several mirrors at home.

Sugerencia: Give a direct answer and avoid the generalization “because I am not a girl,” which is unnecessary and may sound insensitive. Use more natural expressions such as “check my appearance” and “adjust my hair.” Link the ideas clearly with “instead,” and explain that your phone camera is a convenient alternative.

Ejemplo: No, I rarely carry a mirror with me. Instead, I use my phone’s front-facing camera if I want to check my appearance or fix my hair. It is more convenient because I always have my phone with me.

Sugerencia: State your opinion clearly in the first sentence and avoid the irrelevant phrase “I have a meeting.” Use “I wouldn’t put a mirror in my room just for decoration” instead of “not put a mirror for decorate.” Add a brief reason and, if possible, mention what kind of decoration you prefer.

Ejemplo: Probably not. I would use a mirror mainly for practical purposes, such as checking my appearance before I go out, rather than as decoration. If I wanted to decorate my room, I would prefer to use photographs, plants, or paintings.

× Of course, uh, I like to looking at myself in the mirror sometimes.

✓ Of course, I like looking at myself in the mirror sometimes.

After like, use a gerund with -ing or an infinitive with to. Do not combine to with the -ing form. You can say like looking or like to look.

× It reflects me really good handsome guy in, in the inside the mirror.

✓ It reflects me as a really handsome guy in the mirror.

Good is an adjective, but an adverb is needed when describing how something is reflected. However, in this sentence, handsome describes guy, so the natural structure is as a really handsome guy. Also, in the mirror is the correct expression.

× It reflects me really good handsome guy in, in the inside the mirror.

✓ It reflects me as a really handsome guy in the mirror.

The singular countable noun guy requires the article a. Use a before a singular noun when referring to one person or thing.

× But yeah, I sometimes, uh, looking at the mirror before I went anywhere.

✓ But yeah, I sometimes look in the mirror before I go anywhere.

The sentence describes a habitual action, so use the simple present: look and go. After the adverb sometimes, use the base form look, not the -ing form looking.

× But yeah, I sometimes, uh, looking at the mirror before I went anywhere.

✓ But yeah, I sometimes look in the mirror before I go anywhere.

The usual preposition for viewing your reflection is in: look in the mirror. Look at the mirror means looking at the mirror itself rather than at your reflection.

× Not really, most of the time my mom brought me mirror so I can see my appearance.

✓ Not really. Most of the time, my mom bought me a mirror so I could see my appearance.

The verb bought is the past tense of buy. Because the main action is in the past, the following modal should also be past: could, not can. The singular countable noun mirror also needs the article a.

× Not really, most of the time my mom brought me mirror so I can see my appearance.

✓ Not really. Most of the time, my mom bought me a mirror so I could see my appearance.

Mirror is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article. Use a mirror when referring to one nonspecific mirror.

× Not really, most of the time my mom brought me mirror so I can see my appearance where some sometimes I go out living without them so she brought me Mira for.

✓ Not really. Most of the time, my mom bought me a mirror so I could see my appearance. Sometimes, when I went out without one, she bought me another mirror.

The response describes past events, so use past-tense verbs consistently: bought and went. The past form could is also needed because it refers to ability or purpose in the past.

× Sometimes I go out living without them so she brought me Mira for.

✓ Sometimes, I go out without one, so she buys me another mirror.

Mirror is singular in this context, so use the singular pronoun one instead of the plural pronoun them. Use another before a singular countable noun when referring to an additional one.

× Sometimes I go out living without them so she brought me Mira for.

✓ Sometimes, I go out without one, so she buys me another mirror.

The phrase go out without one is the natural prepositional expression. The original phrase go out living without them is not grammatically appropriate in this context.

× If I want to, I just open my selfie camera and change my appearance and my hairstyle or whatever I want to do.

✓ If I want to, I just open my selfie camera and change my appearance or my hairstyle, or do whatever I want to do.

This sentence mainly needs clearer coordination. The article usage is acceptable here; a comma after If I want to helps separate the introductory clause from the main clause.

× That's not the exact purpose.

✓ That's not its exact purpose.

Use the possessive determiner its when referring back to the mirror. The phrase the exact purpose is grammatically possible, but its exact purpose is clearer and more natural in this context.

× Yeah, not put a mirror for decorate the room, it's just for use before going.

✓ Yeah, I don't put a mirror there to decorate the room; it's just for use before I go out.

After to, use the base form of the verb: to decorate. The original form for decorate is incorrect. Also, the sentence needs a subject and a finite verb: I don't put.

× Yeah, not put a mirror for decorate the room, it's just for use before going.

✓ Yeah, I don't put a mirror there to decorate the room; it's just for use before I go out.

Use to express purpose: to decorate the room. The preposition for cannot be followed by the base verb decorate in this structure. Use for with a noun or gerund, such as for decoration or for decorating.

× Yeah, not put a mirror for decorate the room, it's just for use before going.

✓ Yeah, I don't put a mirror there to decorate the room; it's just for use before I go out.

The original sentence lacks a subject and a finite verb. A complete sentence needs a subject such as I and a verb such as don't put. Avoid joining two independent clauses with only a comma; use a semicolon or a full stop.