Name— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the question directly with a clear topic sentence, then give one specific reason. Use correct plural and possessive forms: “people’s names,” not “people’s name.” Avoid the unnatural phrase “hard to remember from most people”; say “hard for me to remember.” Also, “memorize” is unnecessary because “remember” already expresses the meaning.

例: No, I often have trouble remembering people’s names. Some names in my country are quite long or unfamiliar to me, especially when I hear them only once. I usually need to hear a name several times before I can remember it.

提案: Use a clear sequence to explain your methods, and avoid repetition such as “the way... is first is.” Correct the grammar in “people’s name” and “talk to them”; use “people’s names” and “talking to them.” Explain the connection between getting to know someone and remembering their name, and use linking words such as “first,” “also,” and “finally.”

例: First, I write the person’s name down if I have the opportunity. I also try to use their name during the conversation because repetition helps me remember it. Finally, if I get to know the person better, their name usually becomes much easier to recall.

提案: Give your feeling clearly and then explain when you feel that way. Use the adjective “embarrassed,” not “embarrassing,” because you are describing your own feeling. Replace “tell it the wrong” with “say it incorrectly” and avoid repeated words such as “they they.” The phrase “sounding very familiar to me” is unclear; explain that hearing the wrong name feels awkward or confusing.

例: I usually don’t mind if someone forgets my name, especially if we have only just met. However, I feel slightly embarrassed when they repeatedly call me by the wrong name. In that situation, I normally correct them politely and remind them of my name.

提案: The answer is relevant and includes a reason, but the final sentence is grammatically unclear and repeats the same idea. Say “I often forget people’s names” rather than “I have trouble like forgetting or cannot really memorize.” Use a natural linking phrase such as “Because of this” and add a specific situation, such as forgetting a name shortly after an introduction.

例: Yes, quite often. As I mentioned, some names in my country are complicated or unfamiliar to me, so I may forget them soon after I meet someone. Because of this, I sometimes ask people to repeat their names or write them down.

× I have trouble remembering people's name and memorize it since in my country the names sometimes are really complicated and hard to remember from most people.

✓ I have trouble remembering people's names and memorizing them because, in my country, names are sometimes really complicated and hard for most people to remember.

The noun names refers to multiple people, so it must be plural. The pronoun them must also be plural because it refers to names.

× I have trouble remembering people's name and memorize it since in my country the names sometimes are really complicated and hard to remember from most people.

✓ I have trouble remembering people's names and memorizing them because, in my country, names are sometimes really complicated and hard for most people to remember.

After have trouble, coordinated verbs should use the -ing form. Therefore, memorize should be changed to memorizing.

× I have trouble remembering people's name and memorize it since in my country the names sometimes are really complicated and hard to remember from most people.

✓ I have trouble remembering people's names and memorizing them because, in my country, names are sometimes really complicated and hard for most people to remember.

The correct preposition in this expression is for: something is hard for someone to remember. From is not appropriate in this context.

× So the way I remember people's name is first is by writing it on a piece of paper and sometimes like just talk to them and learn to memorize their name easier and faster and sometimes get on well with them.

✓ The way I remember people's names is by first writing them on a piece of paper, sometimes just talking to them to memorize their names more easily and quickly, and sometimes getting on well with them.

People's names and their names refer to multiple names, so both nouns must be plural. The pronouns them are also required to refer to plural names.

× So the way I remember people's name is first is by writing it on a piece of paper and sometimes like just talk to them and learn to memorize their name easier and faster and sometimes get on well with them.

✓ The way I remember people's names is by first writing them on a piece of paper, sometimes just talking to them to memorize their names more easily and quickly, and sometimes getting on well with them.

The preposition by should be followed by parallel -ing forms. Therefore, talk should become talking and get should become getting.

× So the way I remember people's name is first is by writing it on a piece of paper and sometimes like just talk to them and learn to memorize their name easier and faster and sometimes get on well with them.

✓ The way I remember people's names is by first writing them on a piece of paper, sometimes just talking to them to memorize their names more easily and quickly, and sometimes getting on well with them.

The original sentence contains an unnecessary repeated structure in is first is and several disconnected clauses. The correction uses a clear The way ... is by ... structure and parallel actions.

× I don't really care about people remembering my name, but sometimes I just feel a little bit of embarrassed embarrassing when people just don't memorize my name and they they tell it the wrong and sounding very familiar to me.

✓ I don't really care about people remembering my name, but sometimes I just feel a little embarrassed when people do not remember my name and tell me the wrong name, which sounds very familiar to me.

Embarrassed is the correct adjective to describe how the speaker feels. Embarrassing describes something that causes the feeling, not the person experiencing it. Also, the phrase a little embarrassed does not require of.

× I don't really care about people remembering my name, but sometimes I just feel a little bit of embarrassed embarrassing when people just don't memorize my name and they they tell it the wrong and sounding very familiar to me.

✓ I don't really care about people remembering my name, but sometimes I just feel a little embarrassed when people do not remember my name and tell me the wrong name, which sounds very familiar to me.

Tell it is incorrect because the verb tell normally needs a person as its indirect object in this meaning. Tell me is correct because me identifies the person receiving the information.

× I don't really care about people remembering my name, but sometimes I just feel a little bit of embarrassed embarrassing when people just don't memorize my name and they they tell it the wrong and sounding very familiar to me.

✓ I don't really care about people remembering my name, but sometimes I just feel a little embarrassed when people do not remember my name and tell me the wrong name, which sounds very familiar to me.

Sounding is an -ing participle and cannot be used as the main finite verb in this coordinated structure. It should be changed to sounds, which agrees with the singular noun name.

× Oh, absolutely. Like as I mentioned before, in my country the names are sometimes very complicated and sound unfamiliar to me. So I have trouble like forgetting or cannot really memorize people's name probably.

✓ Oh, absolutely. As I mentioned before, in my country, names are sometimes very complicated and sound unfamiliar to me. So I probably have trouble forgetting or memorizing people's names.

People's names refers to the names of multiple people, so name must be plural. The plural form is names.

× Oh, absolutely. Like as I mentioned before, in my country the names are sometimes very complicated and sound unfamiliar to me. So I have trouble like forgetting or cannot really memorize people's name probably.

✓ Oh, absolutely. As I mentioned before, in my country, names are sometimes very complicated and sound unfamiliar to me. So I probably have trouble forgetting or memorizing people's names.

After have trouble, both coordinated verbs should use the -ing form. Therefore, cannot really memorize should be changed to memorizing, and it should be coordinated with forgetting.