While your friend was away on vacation, you stayed in his apartment. While you were there, you dropped an expensive bowl and broke it. Write a letter to your friend. In your letter - explain what happened, - apologise for the accident, - tell your friend what you plan to do about the bowl.

Dear Raj, I hope you are fine and enjoying your vacation in Singapore. Well, I wanted to tell you something important.

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I was playing with your dog in the living room,

unfortuantely

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unfortunately

, the decorative bowl on the coffee table slipped and broke into pieces.

Firstly

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, please accept my heartfelt apology as it was not intentional , and it accidentally slipped from the table when I attempted to protect Johny as he was slipping away from my hands.

However

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, I would prefer to compensate for your loss , as it is a ceramic bowl

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my uncle knows a handicraft store in the town that sells ceramic items. I would buy a new one similar to the one you had , and I consider it would be the best way to show my genuine apology. I hope you have a safe trip back home. Convey my wishes to your relatives. See you soon and take care. Best regards, Jeevitha S

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Dec 28, 2025

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task response

Say what happened, apologize, and tell how you will fix the bowl in a clear way.

coherence

Make one main idea in each paragraph and use linking words to show order.

content

The letter shows a clear plan to fix the bowl.

tone

Polite tone and good closing.

Use a variety of complex and simple sentences

You should use complex sentences in your writing, but it does not mean that you should try to make all of our sentences complex.

‘Complex’ sentences are not actually very complex; they are just two or more simple sentences put together. Putting them together makes the essay more coherent and cohesive.

Examples:

I really want to study but I’m too tired.

I wore a warm coat because the weather was cold.

If action is not taken soon on climate change, global warming will get worse.

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 7.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 7.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 7.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

159 words

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