What are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific details and examples in your answer.
Good neighbors share these following features.
First of all they are kind: they always smile to their neighbors and are available to help them if they need it. For example, if an old woman has to move an heavy furniture object from her home, a good neighbor should help her. If you leave your home for few days, a good neighbor should care your garden.
Secondly, they respect other neighbors. They don’t listen music at a high volume, keep clean common areas, don’t disturb public quiet. They can have parties at their home but they should ask to their neighbors if it could be a problem. In general, if they want to do something that can be annoying for someone, they should ask if they can do it. This way, they establish a relationship based on respect and mutual comprehension. For example, I will get angry if my neighbor play music instruments late. One time, he explained me that he would did it because he would have a concert soon and he needed more practice. So I agreed, because I know how much was important to him and it was just a single time.
Notice that if you aren’t a good neighbor, it is more difficult that other people will be. If you aren’t polite, you can’t expect that other neighbors will be. So the first step to have good neighbors is to be one of them.
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What are the qualities of a good neighbor? Use specific details and examples in your answer.
Good neighbors share these following features.First of all they are kind: They always smile to their neighbors and are available to help them if they need it. For example, if an old woman has to move A heavy furniture object (PIECE OF HEAVY FURNITURE) from her home, a good neighbor (should) WOULD* help her. If you leave your home for A few days, a good neighbor (should) WOULD (care FOR, TAKE care OF) your garden.
Secondly, they respect (other) THIER neighbors. They don’t listen TO music at a high volume, THEY keep clean common areas, AND THEY don’t disturb public quiet**. They can have parties at their homeS but they should ask their neighbors if it Would be a problem. In general, if they want to do something that can be annoying TO someone, they Would ask if they COULD*** do it. This way, they establish a relationship based on respect and mutual (comprehension( UNDERSTANDING/TRUST. For example, I will get angry if my neighbor playS musicAL instruments late. (One time) ONCE he explained**** TO me that he (would) HAD TO DO it because he HAD a concert soon and he needed more practice. So I agreed, because I knEw how important IT WAS to him and it was just a single time.
Notice that if you aren’t a good neighbor, it is more difficult FOR other people TO be ONE^. If you aren’t polite, you can’t expect that other neighbors will be.^^ So the first step to have good neighbors is to be one of them.
*If you use Should, it sounds like you are demanding that someone be a good neighbor. If you use Would, it is politely noting the proper behavior.
** Keep each phrase of the sentence with the same verb style, Using 'don't' changes each phrase in the sentence: They.... listen to music at a low volume, keep common areas clean, and keep noise to a minimum. OR: They don’t... listen to music at a high volume, keep common areas dirty, and maintain public quiet**
*** Usually you 'match' the polite form throughout the sentence.
****Explained is past tense, so you have to carry past-tense throughout the rest of the sentence.
^Needs an object. Can't leave 'to be' at the end of a sentence when it is modifying a noun.... Only Shakespeare can do this :-)
^^ This one is ok to leave 'to be' at the end since it modifies an adjective (Polite)
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