You have borrowed something from your friend and it has got damaged. Write a letter to your friend. - apologize for damaging the product / stuff - explain what happened - say how are you going to fix the issue

Hi Jessica, I hope you are doing well! I am writing

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letter to say I am sorry for accidentally breaking your favourite earrings, which I had taken from you for my brother's marriage. I was sure that I had worn that carefully.

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, things did not go to plan because I must have forgotten to close that accessory from the back, and it fell on the floor. To make matters worse, I did not realise what had happened until I grabbed it from the floor, and I saw that some of the pearls had broken. I feel Terrible about

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because I know how much you loved those earrings and that it was a gift from your grandmother. At present, I am just hoping you are not too mad at me for being irresponsible. I would love to make it up to you by buying you a replacement, or I would be happy to give you a gift card to the shop you like, so you can pick out something new. I will be in touch soon to see what you prefer. Best wishes Kajal

kashyapkajal274

Feb 7, 2026

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task response

Open with a short note that you are sorry and say what you will give or do to fix it.

coherence

Break text into small parts: one for the apology, one for what happened, one for how you will fix it.

tone

Keep a warm tone and friendly words.

greeting closing

Finish with a kind closing.

task response

Your apology is clear and the wish to fix it is shown.

coherence

You tell what happened in a simple way.

coherence

You give a plan to fix the problem.

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: 9.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 6.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 8.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

8 paragraphs

186 words

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