Paper— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Answer the question directly in the present perfect: “Yes, I have.” Then explain one specific craft and why you made it. Avoid the very long run-on sentence and use accurate expressions such as “birthday card,” “make good use of waste paper,” and “my interest has grown.”

Exemplo: Yes, I have made several crafts from discarded paper. When I was younger, I used to make birthday cards for my father, who encouraged me to turn waste materials into something useful. Since then, my interest in paper crafts has grown, and I still enjoy making simple decorations.

Sugestão: Use a clear past-tense structure because the question asks about childhood. Mention one or two activities and complete the final idea. Replace the formal and unnecessary linking phrase “First and foremost” with a natural expression, and use correct noun phrases such as “a paper bouquet” and “a pen stand.”

Exemplo: As a child, I mainly used paper for my schoolwork and homework. However, I also enjoyed making simple crafts, such as paper bouquets, pen stands, and boats. My friends and I sometimes made these items together and then played with them.

Sugestão: Start with a direct answer and give one clear reason. Avoid contradictory and confusing statements about letters being part of your childhood and being obsolete. Use “compared with,” “physical letters,” and “a few letters,” and separate your ideas into shorter sentences.

Exemplo: Not really. I usually send emails or text messages because they are quicker and more convenient than physical letters. However, I have kept a few handwritten letters from my childhood because they bring back special memories.

Sugestão: Give a balanced answer with a clear general statement followed by one specific example. Correct “some paper” to “some pieces of paper” or “certain letters,” and use natural phrases such as “a letter from a loved one,” “pass them on to future generations,” and “many people avoid keeping unnecessary documents.” Complete the unfinished final clause.

Exemplo: Yes, some people still keep handwritten letters because they have strong emotional value. For example, they may save a letter from a loved one or an important first job interview. They keep these letters as keepsakes and may even pass them on to future generations, although most people now store important information digitally.

Sugestão: The answer is relevant and gives clear reasons, but correct the grammar and word choice: “belongings to a minimum,” “note down,” “in public,” and “carry around.” Avoid using “because moreover” together, and organize the reasons with a simple connector such as “Also.”

Exemplo: Not usually. I try to keep my belongings to a minimum, and I use my phone to note down anything important. It is more convenient than carrying a notebook and pen, especially when I am travelling or walking around in public. Also, I prefer not to carry too many things with me.

× I had made several art pieces out of discarded paper.

✓ I have made several art pieces out of discarded paper.

The question uses the present perfect tense, Have you made...? Therefore, the answer should also use the present perfect, have made, rather than the past perfect, had made, when describing life experience without a specific past time.

× I used to prepare birthday cart for my father on his birthday.

✓ I used to prepare birthday cards for my father on his birthday.

The noun card should be plural because this was a repeated activity. Also, birthday card is the correct noun phrase.

× Since that I started making it.

✓ Since then, I have continued making them.

Since then is the correct expression for describing a situation that began at a past point and continues to the present. Them agrees with the plural noun art pieces.

× He often encouraged me to make something best out of waste.

✓ He often encouraged me to make the best out of waste.

Best is a superlative adjective and normally requires the definite article the when it means the highest-quality result.

× My interest grew deeper and deeper these days.

✓ My interest has grown deeper and deeper over the years.

The present perfect has grown is appropriate because the interest began in the past and continues now. These days does not fit naturally with a change that started in the past, so over the years is clearer.

× First and foremost I used paper for my schoolwork as well as my homework because it is an integral part of learning.

✓ First and foremost, I used paper for my schoolwork as well as my homework because it was an integral part of learning.

The answer describes childhood activities in the past, so was is more consistent than is. A comma after First and foremost also makes the introductory phrase clearer.

× I could make some art pieces out of paper like a bouquet pen stand, paper boot.

✓ I could make some art pieces out of paper, like a bouquet, a pen stand, and a paper boot.

Singular countable nouns such as bouquet and pen stand require articles. The article a should be repeated before each separate singular item in the list.

× I used to play with my friend a lot by making

✓ I used to play with my friend a lot by making things out of paper.

The original clause is incomplete because making has no object and the sentence ends before the idea is finished. Adding things out of paper completes the verb phrase and the sentence.

× Not really I prefer emails or messages because this way is far more convenient and effective as compared to writing a physical letter, it has become part of my childhood because it is obsolete now to send physical letter.

✓ Not really. I prefer emails or messages because they are more convenient and effective than writing physical letters. Sending physical letters has become obsolete, although I still have some letters that I used to send.

The original answer joins several independent ideas with commas, creating a run-on sentence. Separating the ideas into complete sentences makes the meaning clearer and avoids the unclear pronoun it.

× It is obsolete now to send physical letter.

✓ It is now obsolete to send physical letters.

Physical letters is a plural general noun phrase, so it does not need a singular article. The adverb now is placed before obsolete for a more natural sentence.

× I have kept some of a letter that I used to send.

✓ I have kept some letters that I used to send.

Some of a letter is not correct because some of normally refers to part of a specific plural or uncountable noun. Since the speaker means more than one complete letter, some letters is appropriate.

× With some paper they are emotionally attached.

✓ They are emotionally attached to some papers.

The adjective attached takes the preposition to, not with. The phrase should also begin with the subject they, followed by the verb.

× The letter of first interview or message from their nearer or dear one.

✓ A letter from their first interview or a message from a near and dear one.

The singular countable nouns letter, interview, message, and one require suitable articles. From is more natural than of when identifying the source of a letter.

× Their nearer or dear one.

✓ Their near and dear ones.

Near and dear is the standard adjective phrase meaning emotionally close. Ones is plural because it refers to one or more loved people.

× They really want to keep it as a legacy so that they can show to their future generations.

✓ They really want to keep them as a legacy so that they can show them to future generations.

Them must replace it because the antecedent is plural, referring to letters or messages. The indirect object people who see the items also needs the pronoun them after show.

× Most of the people avoiding to keeping any kind of paper with them.

✓ Most people avoid keeping any kind of paper with them.

Avoid is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive. Therefore, avoid keeping is correct, while avoid to keeping is incorrect. The phrase most people is also more natural than most of the people when speaking generally.

× I try to keep my belonging minimum.

✓ I try to keep my belongings to a minimum.

Belongings is normally used as a plural noun for personal possessions. The fixed expression is keep something to a minimum, so the preposition to is required.

× I don't want to juggle with lots of things by carrying with me.

✓ I don't want to juggle with lots of things by carrying them with me.

The verb carrying needs an object. The pronoun them refers back to lots of things and completes the verb phrase.