Politeness— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly in the past tense: “I learned…” Avoid sentence fragments such as “I live in” and use correct grammar: “a conservative country,” “taught me,” and “the people around me.” Add one specific example of how your parents taught you politeness, such as greeting adults or saying “please” and “thank you.”

例: I learned to be polite mainly from my parents. I grew up in a conservative country, so they taught me to respect the people around me. For example, they encouraged me to greet adults politely and say “please” and “thank you” whenever I asked for something.

提案: Begin with a complete sentence: “Yes, I think being polite is very important.” Use the gerund form “being polite,” the verb “shows,” and the natural phrase “how you treat other people.” Avoid unclear wording such as “it address” and explain one practical result of politeness, such as building trust or preventing misunderstandings.

例: Yes, I think being polite is very important because it shows respect for other people. The way we speak to others also reflects our character and can help us build trust. For instance, using a friendly tone can prevent misunderstandings at work or in everyday conversations.

提案: State your answer clearly and avoid repetition: “We should be polite on every occasion.” Correct “There’s no occasion” to “There is no occasion when we should not be polite,” and use “get used to it” or, more naturally, “make it a habit.” Include specific situations, such as speaking to strangers, colleagues, or service staff.

例: We should be polite on every occasion, not just at formal events. It is especially important when we speak to strangers, older people, or service staff because respectful language makes communication smoother. In my opinion, politeness should become a daily habit.

提案: Use the past tense consistently: “I showed my politeness…” or “I showed that I was polite…” Remove repetitions such as “my my” and replace “what I have” with “what I had.” Answer the question about childhood first, then give a clear example, such as sharing toys, helping classmates, or speaking respectfully; avoid switching unnecessarily to the present tense.

例: When I was a child, I showed politeness by sharing my toys and belongings with other children. I also tried to speak kindly to my classmates and help them when they needed something. My parents taught me that being considerate was an important way to show respect.

× So I live in. Conservative country, So my parents teach me how to be polite towards the people that surrounds me.

✓ I lived in a conservative country, so my parents taught me how to be polite toward people who surrounded me.

The question asks about learning as a child, so the answer should use the past tense: lived and taught. Use surrounded because the sentence describes people in the past.

× So I live in. Conservative country, So my parents teach me how to be polite towards the people that surrounds me.

✓ I lived in a conservative country, so my parents taught me how to be polite toward people who surrounded me.

Conservative country is a singular countable noun phrase, so it needs the article a: a conservative country. The phrase people can be used without the because it refers to people in general.

× So I live in. Conservative country, So my parents teach me how to be polite towards the people that surrounds me.

✓ I lived in a conservative country, so my parents taught me how to be polite toward people who surrounded me.

People is plural, so the relative-clause verb must also be plural: people who surrounded me, not people who surrounds me.

× Be polite is very important nowadays because.

✓ Being polite is very important nowadays because it shows respect for other people.

When a verb functions as the subject of a sentence, use its -ing form. Therefore, Being polite is correct, not Be polite.

× Be polite is very important nowadays because.

✓ Being polite is very important nowadays because it shows respect for other people.

Because introduces a dependent clause, so it cannot be left as an incomplete sentence. Complete the clause with a subject and verb, such as it shows respect for other people.

× It address how you treat the others and how you help them to develop respectful habits.

✓ It addresses how you treat others and how you help them develop respectful habits.

The subject it is third-person singular, so the present-tense verb needs -es: addresses. The phrase treat others is also the natural general expression.

× There's no occasion you can be polite.

✓ There is no occasion when you should not be polite.

The noun occasion needs a connecting word before the clause that describes it. Use when to make the sentence grammatically complete.

× There's a day you can be polite on my opinion.

✓ There is not a day when you should not be polite, in my opinion.

The fixed expression is in my opinion, not on my opinion. The word when is also needed to connect day with the following clause.

× There's a day you can be polite on my opinion.

✓ There is not a day when you should not be polite, in my opinion.

The original sentence is unclear because day is not properly connected to the clause that follows it. Use when after day and form the idea as a complete sentence.

× You can be polite every day because that's how you used to it.

✓ You can be polite every day because that is what you are used to.

The expression be used to means be accustomed to something. It requires the verb be and is followed by what or a noun phrase; used to it is not correct in this structure.

× That's that's how you show respect to people around you and it shows how.

✓ That is how you show respect to the people around you.

The original sentence repeats that is and ends with the incomplete phrase it shows how. Remove the repetition and the unfinished clause to create a complete sentence.

× I show my politeness as when I was a child by sharing my my things or what I have to other people.

✓ I showed my politeness when I was a child by sharing my things or what I had with other people.

Because the question asks about what you did as a child, use the past tense showed and had. The phrase when I was a child is sufficient; as is unnecessary.

× I show my politeness as when I was a child by sharing my my things or what I have to other people.

✓ I showed my politeness when I was a child by sharing my things or what I had with other people.

The correct preposition after share is with: share something with other people. Do not use to in this expression.

× And now I should have politeness as talking people in a nice way.

✓ Now I show my politeness by talking to people in a nice way.

Should expresses advice or obligation, but the speaker is describing a current habit. Use the present-tense verb show instead.

× And now I should have politeness as talking people in a nice way.

✓ Now I show my politeness by talking to people in a nice way.

After the preposition by, use the -ing form of the verb: by talking. The phrase as talking is not correct for describing the method of showing politeness.

× And now I should have politeness as talking people in a nice way.

✓ Now I show my politeness by talking to people in a nice way.

Talk is normally followed by to when identifying the listener: talk to people. Therefore, talking to people is correct, not talking people.