Politeness— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Your answer is clear and directly answers the question, but some expressions are unnatural. Say “say ‘thank you’ to show gratitude and ‘sorry’ to apologize” instead of “say words like thank you” and “show gratefulness and sorry.” Also, avoid repeating the idea of being polite in the final sentence. Use a smoother linking phrase such as “As a result” to connect your mother’s teaching with your childhood behavior.

例: My mother taught me to be polite from a very young age. She encouraged me to say “please” when I asked for something, “thank you” to show gratitude, and “sorry” when I made a mistake. As a result, these expressions became natural habits for me.

提案: You give a clear opinion and an example, but there are several grammatical and word-choice problems. Say “shows that you were brought up well” instead of “shows how good you are brought up,” and use “greets their relatives” rather than “says greetings before them.” The phrase “that specific” is incomplete and unclear; replace it with “that person” or “the individual.” You could also explain why politeness is important, such as showing respect and helping people build positive relationships.

例: Yes, I think politeness is very important because it shows respect and reflects how well someone was brought up. For example, when people greet their relatives warmly and use polite expressions, they usually make a positive impression. In addition, polite behavior helps people communicate more comfortably with one another.

提案: Your main idea is relevant, but “equation” is the wrong word; you probably mean “occasion” or “situation.” The third sentence is a fragment, so connect it to the previous sentence with “For example.” Also, “requesting anything” is less natural than “asking for something,” and “These all show” should be “These habits show.” Give one or two specific contexts, while emphasizing that politeness should be used every day.

例: I believe we should be polite in every situation, not just on special occasions. For example, we should say “please” when asking for something and “thank you” when someone helps us. We should also be polite at work and in public because this makes communication more respectful and pleasant.

提案: Your answer is relevant and includes a useful comparison between your childhood and your present life. However, use “could reply to me” or simply “so that I could greet them respectfully” instead of “can reply me.” “Requested different services” sounds too formal and unnatural in this context; say “asked for things” instead. You can improve the answer by adding a specific example of greeting an elder or asking politely for something.

例: As a child, I always greeted my elders first, especially when I visited relatives. I also said “please” whenever I wanted to ask for something, such as a glass of water or permission to play outside. I still use these habits in my professional life because polite communication is important at work.

× She always taught me to say words like thank you, to show gratefulness and sorry, to show that I have good manners.

✓ She always taught me to say thank you to show gratitude and to say sorry to show that I had good manners.

The original sentence does not use a clear parallel structure: thank you and sorry are combined with different grammatical patterns. Repeat to say before sorry to make the structure clear. Had is also suitable because the sentence reports what the mother taught in the past.

× So for example if a person visits their relatives and says greetings before them, then that person is considered to be polite and it shows good upbringing of that specific.

✓ For example, if a person visits their relatives and greets them, that person is considered polite, and it shows how well that person was brought up.

Well is an adverb and is needed to modify the verb phrase was brought up. Good is an adjective, so it cannot correctly modify the verb phrase in this structure.

× So for example if a person visits their relatives and says greetings before them, then that person is considered to be polite and it shows good upbringing of that specific.

✓ For example, if a person visits their relatives and greets them, that person is considered polite, and it shows how well that person was brought up.

Being brought up refers to a person's childhood and is therefore a completed past experience. Were brought up is more appropriate than are brought up in this context.

× So for example if a person visits their relatives and says greetings before them, then that person is considered to be polite and it shows good upbringing of that specific.

✓ For example, if a person visits their relatives and greets them, that person is considered polite, and it shows how well that person was brought up.

Before is not the correct preposition for greeting people. Use greet them or say hello to them. Greet is a transitive verb and is followed directly by the object them.

× So for example if a person visits their relatives and says greetings before them, then that person is considered to be polite and it shows good upbringing of that specific.

✓ For example, if a person visits their relatives and greets them, that person is considered polite, and it shows how well that specific person was brought up.

Specific cannot be used alone as a noun in that specific. It must modify a noun, such as person. The revised sentence also has a clearer and more complete structure.

× For example, saying please when requesting anything or saying thank you when someone has done a favour.

✓ For example, we can say please when requesting something and say thank you when someone has done us a favour.

The original sentence is a sentence fragment because it contains examples but no main verb. Adding we can say provides a complete subject and verb. Done us a favour is the natural expression when someone performs a favour for another person.

× I always used to greet my elders first so that they can reply me and I also requested different services using the word please.

✓ I always used to greet my elders first so that they could reply to me, and I also requested different services using the word please.

Used to places the main situation in the past, so could is more consistent than can in the purpose clause. Could expresses a past possibility or ability.

× I always used to greet my elders first so that they can reply me and I also requested different services using the word please.

✓ I always used to greet my elders first so that they could reply to me, and I also requested different services using the word please.

Reply is normally followed by the preposition to when referring to the person receiving the reply. Therefore, reply to me is correct, not reply me.