Friends— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer is clear but contains some grammatical errors and redundancy. For example, "a friend that I have known her" is incorrect; you should say "a friend whom I have known" or simply "a friend I have known." Also, avoid repeating information unnecessarily. Try to use linking words to make your answer more coherent.

Example: Yes, I have a friend whom I have known for almost 10 years. We were classmates in middle school and have been best friends since then. We share many hobbies and regularly catch up on WeChat to stay connected.

Suggestion: Your answer has some grammatical mistakes and awkward phrasing, such as "I have some WeChat groups was my friends." Try to use correct sentence structures and linking words to improve coherence. Also, be more specific about activities and avoid redundancy.

Example: I usually communicate with my friends through WeChat groups where we share interesting events from our lives. Occasionally, we meet in person to hang out, have boba tea or coffee, or go hiking nearby.

Suggestion: Your answer is generally good but contains minor grammatical errors and could be more concise. For example, "handout days" should be "hangout days," and "share some drinks" should be "sharing some drinks." Use linking words to improve flow.

Example: My friends and I usually meet at restaurants or coffee shops. We enjoy having meals or sharing drinks while catching up on the latest news in our lives.

Suggestion: Your answer addresses the question but has some grammatical errors, such as "communication happened" instead of "communication happens." Try to use present tense consistently and add linking words for clarity.

Example: I don't go out with my friends very often because not all of us live in the same city. However, those who live nearby sometimes meet on weekends to have coffee or meals together.

Suggestion: Your answer conveys your feelings well but includes filler words like "you know" and some awkward phrasing. Try to avoid fillers and use more precise vocabulary. Also, use linking words to connect ideas smoothly.

Example: Friends are very important to me because I am an extrovert and enjoy talking with others. I like sharing my thoughts and discoveries with close friends, so maintaining these friendships helps me stay socially connected.

Suggestion: Your answer has some unclear phrases, such as "chat and love," which seems incorrect. Also, the last sentence is incomplete. Try to express your ideas clearly and avoid incomplete sentences.

Example: I prefer spending time with a group of friends because I enjoy the lively atmosphere where we can chat and share interesting things that have happened recently.

Suggestion: Your answer is clear but includes filler words like "uh." Try to avoid fillers and use more formal language. Also, you can improve coherence by linking ideas more smoothly.

Example: Yes, I often invite my friends to my home, especially when we want to have some drinks. We believe it's safer to drink at home rather than going out.

Suggestion: Your answer has some tense inconsistencies and awkward phrasing, such as "We meet in libraries when we do homework together." Use past tense consistently when talking about the past and improve sentence structure.

Example: Yes, my friends and I used to meet on campus when we were in college. We met in libraries to do homework together and in classrooms when we took the same courses. Now, as working adults, we usually meet in restaurants and coffee shops.

Suggestion: Your answer is good but contains minor grammatical errors, such as "not very tolerant with people talking out loud" and "friends to meeting open chat." Try to use correct prepositions and verb forms.

Example: Some places are suitable for meeting because they have a proper atmosphere for conversation, while others are meant to be quiet and do not allow loud talking. For example, restaurants are more suitable than libraries for friends to meet and chat openly.

× Yes, I have a friend that I have known her for almost 10 years.

✓ Yes, I have a friend that I have known for almost 10 years.

The pronoun 'her' is redundant because 'that' already refers to the friend. Using both 'that' and 'her' together is incorrect. To improve, remove 'her' to avoid repetition.

× Since then, we share same hobbies and we always catch up on WeChat regularly.

✓ Since then, we share the same hobbies and we always catch up on WeChat regularly.

The phrase 'share same hobbies' is missing the definite article 'the' before 'same hobbies'. The correct phrase is 'share the same hobbies' to specify particular hobbies shared. Adding 'the' clarifies the meaning.

× I have some WeChat groups was my friends where we regularly share interesting things happen in our life.

✓ I have some WeChat groups with my friends where we regularly share interesting things that happen in our lives.

The original sentence has incorrect structure: 'was my friends' is incorrect and 'things happen' lacks a relative pronoun. Correcting to 'with my friends' and adding 'that' before 'happen' improves clarity and grammar.

× So most of our communications are virtually through those chat channels.

✓ So most of our communications are virtual through those chat channels.

The adverb 'virtually' is incorrectly used; 'virtual' as an adjective better describes 'communications'. Also, 'through' is correct preposition here. Changing 'virtually' to 'virtual' corrects the usage.

× Well, sometimes we might ask each other out for a hangout date, go for boba or get coffee, or we go on a hike nearby.

✓ Well, sometimes we might ask each other out for a hangout date, go for boba or get coffee, or go on a nearby hike.

The phrase 'go on a hike nearby' is better expressed as 'go on a nearby hike' to correctly place the adjective 'nearby' before the noun 'hike'. This improves naturalness and clarity.

× Most of our handout days are about having a meal together or share some drinks and we just sit down and catch up with each other.

✓ Most of our hangout days are about having a meal together or sharing some drinks and we just sit down and catch up with each other.

The word 'handout' is incorrect; it should be 'hangout'. Also, parallel structure requires 'sharing' to match 'having'. Correcting these improves grammar and meaning.

× So we usually pick this kind of locations that we can enjoy something together while chatting about latest news in our lives.

✓ So we usually pick these kinds of locations where we can enjoy something together while chatting about the latest news in our lives.

'This kind of locations' is incorrect; it should be 'these kinds of locations' to agree in number. Also, 'that' is better replaced by 'where' for locations. Adding 'the' before 'latest news' is necessary.

× Not very often because not all of us live in the same city, so most of our communication happened online.

✓ Not very often because not all of us live in the same city, so most of our communication happens online.

The phrase 'most of our communication happened online' conflicts with present tense context. Since the situation is ongoing, present tense 'happens' is appropriate.

× Friends are very important to me because I am an extrovert person and I like to talk with people.

✓ Friends are very important to me because I am an extroverted person and I like to talk with people.

The noun 'extrovert' should be used as an adjective 'extroverted' to describe 'person'. This corrects the adjective usage.

× I like to share my thinking, my discoveries with my close friends.

✓ I like to share my thoughts and my discoveries with my close friends.

'Thinking' is uncountable and less natural here; 'thoughts' is the correct plural noun to express ideas. Also, adding 'and' improves sentence flow.

× I prefer to spend time with a group of friends because I like the atmosphere of having a small party where several of us can chat and love and we can share.

✓ I prefer to spend time with a group of friends because I like the atmosphere of having a small party where several of us can chat and laugh and share.

The word 'love' is incorrect in this context; it should be 'laugh' to fit the meaning of enjoying conversation. Also, removing the repeated 'and' improves sentence structure.

× Interesting things happened recently.

✓ Interesting things have happened recently.

The sentence lacks a subject and verb agreement in tense. Using present perfect 'have happened' is appropriate to indicate recent events.

× Yes, my friend and I used to meet up on campus when we were in college.

✓ Yes, my friends and I used to meet up on campus when we were in college.

The subject refers to multiple friends, so 'friend' should be plural 'friends' to agree with 'I'.

× We meet in libraries when we do homework together, where we meet in the classroom when we used to take the same courses.

✓ We met in libraries when we did homework together, and we met in the classroom when we took the same courses.

The sentence mixes present tense 'meet' and 'do' with past context. Changing to past tense 'met' and 'did' aligns with 'used to' and past events.

× Yes, my friend and I used to meet up on campus when we were in college.

✓ Yes, my friends and I used to meet up on campus when we were in college.

The pronoun 'friend' should be plural 'friends' to match the context of multiple friends.

× Some places are suitable for a meeting because they have the proper atmosphere for people to chat and have conversations, while some places are meant to be quiet and not very tolerant with people talking out loud.

✓ Some places are suitable for meeting because they have the proper atmosphere for people to chat and have conversations, while some places are meant to be quiet and not very tolerant of people talking out loud.

The phrase 'suitable for a meeting' is better as 'suitable for meeting' without 'a'. Also, 'tolerant with' should be 'tolerant of' to correctly use the preposition.

× For example, restaurants are definitely more suitable than libraries for friends to meeting open chat.

✓ For example, restaurants are definitely more suitable than libraries for friends to meet and openly chat.

The phrase 'to meeting open chat' is incorrect. It should be 'to meet and openly chat' to use the infinitive verb form and correct adverb placement.