Rules— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer wa shizen de, rikai shi yasui you ni shite kudasai. Tatoeba, 'not much rules' wa 'there are not many rules' to iu hou ga yoku tsukawaremasu. Mata, 'watch the handphone' wa 'use mobile phones' to iu hou ga tadashii desu. Kankei no nai kotoba ya umm nado no fukikae wa saisho no hanashi no rikai o samatageru node, yokei na kotoba wa sakan ni shite kudasai.

例: There are not many rules at my school. For example, we are allowed to use mobile phones during study hours, and we can talk and drink water or canned drinks.

提案: Kotae wa rikai dekiru ga, 'umm' ya 'uh' nado no fukikae ga ookute, kotoba no tsukaikata ga sukoshi fukuzatsu desu. Motto seikaku na kotoba to rikai shi yasui bunshou o tsukatte kudasai. Mata, riyuu o tsukeru toki wa 'because' ya 'so' nado no linking words o tsukatte, setsuzoku o yoku shite kudasai.

例: I don't think more rules would help students. Because students should have freedom to choose where they want to be, and the most important thing is to focus on their studies.

提案: Answer wa yoku tsukutte imasu ga, 'only teach' wa 'also teaches' to iu imi de tsukau beki desu. Mata, 'get a good mindset to stay in our life better' wa motto wakariyasui kotoba ni shite kudasai. Fuyou na kotoba ya umm nado wa sakan ni shite, bun no tsuzuki o yoku shite kudasai.

例: Yes, my English teacher is very dedicated. She not only teaches us lessons but also teaches us how to live and develop a positive mindset to improve our lives.

提案: Kotae wa sukoshi fukuzatsu de, imi ga wakari nikui desu. 'I prefer more, not more or not less' wa seikaku ni setsumei shite kudasai. Mata, 'more or less rules is a student can feel more freely' wa bunpou teki ni machigatte imasu. Motto kantan de rikai shi yasui kotoba o tsukatte kudasai.

例: I prefer the current number of rules, neither more nor fewer. I think this balance helps students feel free and learn effectively.

× Especially not much, not much rules, but we can watch the handphone in our study hour and we can speak and we can drink like, uh, we can drink water, but uh, drink something like can, umm.

✓ Especially not many rules, but we can watch the handphone in our study hour and we can speak and we can drink like, uh, we can drink water, but uh, drink something like can, umm.

The phrase 'not much rules' is incorrect because 'rules' is a countable noun and should be used with 'many' instead of 'much'. 'Much' is used with uncountable nouns. Therefore, 'not many rules' is the correct form.

× Especially not much, not much rules, but we can watch the handphone in our study hour and we can speak and we can drink like, uh, we can drink water, but uh, drink something like can, umm.

✓ Especially not many rules, but we can watch the handphone during our study hour and we can speak and we can drink like, uh, we can drink water, but uh, drink something like can, umm.

The preposition 'in' is not appropriate with 'study hour'. The correct preposition is 'during' to indicate the time period when the action happens.

× Yeah, uh, she's my English teacher and she not only teach our lesson, but only teach how to live in our life and how to, uh, get a, a good mindset to stay in our life better.

✓ Yeah, uh, she's my English teacher and she not only teaches our lesson, but also teaches how to live in our life and how to, uh, get a good mindset to stay in our life better.

The verb 'teach' must agree with the third person singular subject 'she'. Therefore, it should be 'teaches'. Also, 'only' should be replaced with 'also' to correctly express the meaning.

× Yeah, uh, she's my English teacher and she not only teach our lesson, but only teach how to live in our life and how to, uh, get a, a good mindset to stay in our life better.

✓ Yeah, uh, she's my English teacher and she not only teaches our lesson, but also teaches how to live in our life and how to, uh, get a good mindset to stay in our life better.

The correlative conjunction pair 'not only... but also' should be used together to connect parallel elements. Using 'not only... but only' is incorrect.

× And more or less rules is a student can feel more freely and can learn more effectively.

✓ And more or fewer rules allow students to feel freer and learn more effectively.

'Rules' is plural, so the verb should be plural ('allow' instead of 'is'). Also, 'more or less rules' should be 'more or fewer rules' because 'rules' is countable. 'A student can feel' is changed to 'students to feel' for clarity and correctness. 'Freely' is an adverb, but here an adjective 'freer' fits better to describe the feeling.