Rules— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Make the answer more natural and concise. Start with a clear topic sentence, correct grammar (plural/singular and articles), and avoid redundancy. Add one specific example of a rule and its reason using a linking word.

Example: Yes. My school has several rules. For example, we must wear enclosed shoes and the school uniform every day, especially on Fridays, to maintain safety and a professional appearance. Also, we are allowed to use personal items as long as they are appropriate.

Suggestion: Use a clearer structure: state your opinion directly, give a reason, and include a linking word. Fix grammatical errors (subject-verb agreement, articles) and avoid repetition.

Example: No, I don't think so. Although rules are important to keep order, adding more rules makes them harder to follow; for example, overly complicated policies often confuse students and reduce compliance.

Suggestion: Make sentences grammatically correct and natural. Begin with a topic sentence, then give two specific supporting details and a brief conclusion. Reduce repetition and correct tense/forms.

Example: Yes. My native English teacher was very dedicated. He often began lessons with language games and finished with short stories, which made classes engaging; consequently, he is the best teacher I've ever had.

Suggestion: Give a concise opinion, then provide a specific reason and an example using linking words. Fix grammar (plural/singular, articles) and improve cohesion.

Example: I prefer fewer rules, because removing unnecessary, overly complicated rules makes expectations clearer; for instance, focusing only on safety and behaviour rules helps students follow them consistently.

Suggestion: Organise the response: state briefly that you had a strict teacher, give a specific example, and end with the effect/lesson learned. Correct tense and article use, and avoid unnecessary repetition.

Example: Yes. My high school math teacher was very strict. For example, anyone more than five minutes late had to wait outside and miss the lesson; as a result, I learned to be punctual.

Suggestion: Clearly express your opinion, give a reason, and offer a brief alternative. Fix grammar (articles, word choice) and use linking words to improve coherence.

Example: No, I wouldn't. A completely rule-free school would be difficult to manage because expectations would be unclear; instead, a school with minimal, clear rules is better because teachers can enforce them and students can follow them easily.

× Yes, there are many rules for students at my school such as we must wear enclosed shoe at any time when we are going to the school or we must use our uniform every day, especially on Friday.

✓ Yes, there are many rules for students at my school, such as we must wear enclosed shoes at all times when we go to school, and we must wear our uniform every day, especially on Friday.

Multiple issues: singular/plural (shoe -> shoes) and verb tense/choice and article use. Use plural 'shoes' to match 'wear'. Replace 'at any time when we are going to the school' with 'at all times when we go to school' for natural present habitual tense and remove unnecessary article 'the' before 'school'. Use 'wear our uniform' rather than 'use our uniform'. Use commas to separate clauses for clarity.

× We can use everything that is appropriate.

✓ We can use anything that is appropriate.

Singular/plural/choice of determiner: 'everything' is acceptable but 'anything' fits better after 'can' when referring to permitted items. This is a quantifier choice and makes the sentence more natural.

× I think rules are there to help the system in place, but the more rules for students it's harder to follow, especially complicated rules that is not actually needed.

✓ I think rules are there to help the system in place, but the more rules there are for students, the harder they are to follow, especially complicated rules that are not actually needed.

Present tense and subject-verb agreement: 'the more rules for students it's harder to follow' is ungrammatical. Use comparative correlative structure 'the more..., the harder...' and ensure plural agreement: 'rules... they are'. Also 'rules that is' should be 'rules that are'.

× Yes, it's my English native teacher. He was so fun.

✓ Yes, it was my native English teacher. He was so fun.

Third person and word order: 'English native teacher' should be 'native English teacher' (adjective order). 'It's' referring to past teacher should be 'it was' or better 'it was my native English teacher' but since speaker continues in past 'He was so fun' is acceptable; ensure pronoun tense matches.

× He always starts the class with games and ends it with stories.

✓ He always started the class with games and ended it with stories.

Sentence structure and tense consistency: The student speaks about a past teacher, so use past tense 'started' and 'ended' to maintain consistency with 'He was'.

× It never got boring to attend that class.

✓ It never got boring to attend his class.

Present/past tense and clarity: Keep past tense 'got' is acceptable but specify 'his class' to be clearer. Alternatively 'Attending his class was never boring.' is more natural.

× It's he is the best teacher I've known.

✓ He is the best teacher I've known.

Pronoun and sentence redundancy: Remove the extraneous 'It's' so the sentence reads correctly. Keep present perfect 'I've known' which is acceptable when referring to experience up to now.

× I prefer to have fewer rules at school especially we can ditch the unnecessary and over complicated rules because for students it is easier to follow rules that are really important and fewer rules means student can follow the rules better.

✓ I prefer to have fewer rules at school, especially because we can ditch unnecessary and overcomplicated rules. For students, it is easier to follow rules that are really important, and fewer rules mean students can follow them better.

Tense and agreement: Use commas and conjunctions to break into clearer sentences. 'Over complicated' should be hyphenated as 'overcomplicated' or combined. Subject-verb agreement: 'fewer rules means' should be 'fewer rules mean'. 'student' pluralize to 'students' to match context. Also 'ditch unnecessary' is more natural than 'ditch the unnecessary'.

× Yes I do actually. It was my math teacher on Senior High School and he was really really strict.

✓ Yes, I did actually. He was my math teacher in senior high school, and he was very strict.

Past tense consistency: Use 'I did' (response to 'Have you ever?') and past tense 'was'. Preposition 'in senior high school' is more natural than 'on'. Reduce repetition 'really really' to 'very'.

× For example, if we are late just by 5 minutes, we would have to wait outside of the class and not be able to join his class.

✓ For example, if we were late by just five minutes, we would have to wait outside the class and be unable to join his lesson.

Tense sequence: Use past subjunctive 'were late' in this hypothetical/past habitual rule context. Prepositions: 'wait outside the class' instead of 'outside of the class'. 'Not be able to join his class' -> 'be unable to join his lesson' is more concise. Also write numerals as words in formal writing 'five' though either is acceptable.

× It is very strict, but it did make me learn about punctuality.

✓ It was very strict, but it did teach me punctuality.

Tense and verb choice: Keep past tense 'was' to match prior sentences. 'Did make me learn' is awkward; 'did teach me punctuality' or 'taught me to be punctual' is more natural.

× I don't think anyone would work in a real free school because it is so hard to manage when we don't have rules to enforce.

✓ I don't think anyone would work in a truly free school because it is so hard to manage when there are no rules to enforce.

Future/modal and existence: 'real free' -> 'truly free' for idiomatic use. Use 'there are no rules' to express absence (There be issue). Matches conditional/modal 'would work' is fine.

× Minimal role is the best option that we can have so that teacher can easily enforce the rule and student can easily follow the rules.

✓ Minimal rules are the best option we can have so that teachers can easily enforce them and students can easily follow the rules.

Sentence structure and agreement: 'Minimal role' should be 'minimal rules'. Plural agreement: 'teacher' -> 'teachers', 'student' -> 'students'. Pronoun reference: replace 'the rule' with 'them' to refer back to 'rules'.