Plants— Part 1 채점 보고서

제안: Be more concise and natural: start with a clear topic sentence, avoid repetition, and add one brief reason or example. Use linking words to connect ideas.

예시: No, I don't keep plants at home. I'm usually very busy and often forget to water them, so they tend to die. For that reason, I've decided it's better not to have any houseplants right now.

제안: Provide a clear topic sentence, use correct tense and natural phrasing, and add one specific detail about the flowers (type, color, or how you cared for them) to enrich the answer.

예시: When I was young, I grew some small marigold flowers from seeds my grandmother gave me. I was thrilled to see them sprout and bloom orange petals, and I watered them every few days at first. Over time I lost interest and they eventually died.

제안: Organise your points more clearly, correct grammar (plural/singular, verb forms), and use linking words (first, second, finally). Give one concrete example for clarity.

예시: Yes, I know some basics. First, different plants require different amounts of sunlight, for example succulents need bright light. Second, don't water plants too frequently to prevent root rot. Finally, fertilize occasionally to provide nutrients.

제안: Improve pronunciation errors ("Yas" -> "Yes"), use smoother phrasing and specific comparisons. Avoid vague adjectives and correct word choice (e.g. 'cut flowers').

예시: Yes, giving plants is quite popular. For example, people often give money trees or lucky bamboo when a shop opens to wish prosperity. Compared with cut flowers, these plants last longer and make better long-term decorations.

× No not really I I don't grow any plants in my house because I'm busy most of the time and I I always forget to water them they would end up dying.

✓ No, not really. I don't grow any plants in my house because I'm busy most of the time and I always forget to water them, so they end up dying.

Run-on sentence and repetition: The original has repeated words ('I I') and multiple clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. Break into shorter sentences and use a coordinating conjunction ('so') or punctuation (comma + conjunction) to show cause and effect. Also remove duplicate words for clarity.

× I once grew some flowers, my grandmother gave me the seeds and I was quite excited when I saw the seeds grow and sprout.

✓ I once grew some flowers; my grandmother gave me the seeds, and I was quite excited when I saw them grow and sprout.

Comma splice and pronoun repetition: Two independent clauses were joined only by a comma. Use a semicolon or split into two sentences and add the conjunction 'and'. Replace repeated noun 'the seeds' with pronoun 'them' to avoid redundancy.

× I feel quite thrilling.

✓ I felt quite thrilled.

Wrong word choice and tense: 'Thrilling' is an adjective describing something that causes excitement, while 'thrilled' describes a person's feeling. The context is past, so use past tense 'felt' and the correct adjective 'thrilled'.

× However, I gradually lost my interest in taking care of them and they ended up dying.

✓ However, I gradually lost interest in taking care of them, and they ended up dying.

Minor word choice and punctuation: 'Lost my interest' is grammatical but 'lost interest' is more natural. Add a comma before the coordinating conjunction 'and' to separate clauses.

× Firstly, various plants requires different amounts of sunshine and 2nd we should avoid water the plants too often.

✓ Firstly, various plants require different amounts of sunshine, and secondly we should avoid watering the plants too often.

Subject-verb agreement and verb form: 'Plants' is plural, so use 'require' not 'requires'. Also 'avoid' should be followed by a gerund 'watering' not the base verb 'water'. Replace '2nd' with 'secondly' for formality and flow.

× To stop the root from rotting suddenly.

✓ This prevents the roots from suddenly rotting.

Fragment: The original is a sentence fragment without a subject and main verb. Make it a complete sentence by supplying subject and verb. Also use plural 'roots' to match general meaning and place adverb 'suddenly' appropriately.

× We should fertilize the plants on a regular basis.

✓ We should fertilize the plants on a regular basis.

This sentence is correct as written: 'fertilize' after modal 'should' is the base verb and the phrase 'on a regular basis' is fine. No correction needed; included to acknowledge it meets the list requirements.

× Yas is very popular in our daily life right now.

✓ Yes, plants are very popular in our daily lives right now.

Typo and vague pronoun: 'Yas' is a typo for 'Yes' but the sentence intended to say 'plants' are popular. Also 'daily life' should be pluralized to 'daily lives' when referring to people generally.

× On occasions like a new shop opening, people will give money trees and lucky bamboo to their friends shop as a symbol of booming business and the good fortune.

✓ On occasions like a new shop opening, people give money trees and lucky bamboo to their friends' shops as symbols of booming business and good fortune.

Pluralization, possessive and article issues: Use 'friends' shops' (possessive plural) and pluralize 'shops' to match 'friends'. 'Give' is preferred for habitual actions. Remove unnecessary articles ('the') and make 'symbols' plural to match two types of plants.

× Compared with fresh caulked flowers, they can last longer and far better for decoration.

✓ Compared with fresh cut flowers, they can last longer and are much better for decoration.

Wrong word choice and comparative structure: 'Caulked' is incorrect; the intended term is 'cut'. Use 'much better' instead of 'far better' for natural phrasing, and include 'are' to form the comparative clause properly.