English Polish

# English Polish

Refine English writing for grammar, fluency, and native-level expression. Covers academic, business, creative, and casual registers.

Description

This skill provides systematic English writing improvement for non-native speakers and anyone looking to elevate their prose. It goes beyond basic grammar correction to address fluency, tone consistency, idiomatic usage, register appropriateness, and stylistic refinement across different writing contexts.

When to Use

Instructions

Review Process

Apply these four layers in order. Each layer builds on the previous.

#### Layer 1: Grammar & Mechanics

Fix objective errors first:

| Category | Common Issues |

|----------|--------------|

| **Subject-verb agreement** | "The data show" (plural) vs "The data shows" (common but debated) |

| **Article usage** | a/an/the misuse, especially with uncountable nouns |

| **Tense consistency** | Unjustified tense shifts within paragraphs |

| **Pronoun reference** | Ambiguous "it", "this", "which" |

| **Comma splices** | Joining independent clauses with only a comma |

| **Dangling modifiers** | "Walking down the street, the trees were beautiful" |

| **Parallelism** | "I like reading, writing, and to code" → "reading, writing, and coding" |

#### Layer 2: Fluency & Flow

Address sentence-level smoothness:

**Fixes to apply:**

**Common Chinese-English Interference Patterns:**

| Chinese Pattern | Literal Translation | Natural English |

|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

| 虽然...但是 | Although... but... | Although... [no "but"] |

| 我觉得 | I feel/think | I believe/In my opinion |

| 毫无疑问 | Without doubt | Undoubtedly / Certainly |

| 越来越 | More and more | Increasingly / Growing |

| 进行研究 | Conduct research | Study / Investigate / Research |

#### Layer 3: Register & Tone

Match the writing level to the context:

**Academic**: Formal, precise, hedged

**Business**: Professional, clear, action-oriented

**Casual/Conversational**: Natural, relaxed, direct

**Creative**: Engaging, varied, expressive

#### Layer 4: Idiomatic Enhancement

Replace literal or awkward phrasing with natural English:

| Awkward | Natural |

|---------|---------|

| "I'm very agree with you" | "I completely agree" |

| "It has a big impact to me" | "It had a huge impact on me" |

| "I have no idea about this" | "I'm not familiar with this" |

| "I will try my best to do it" | "I'll do my best" |

| "Every coin has two sides" | "There are two sides to every story" |

Output Format

Present corrections as:

## English Polish Results

**Overall Level**: [Advanced / Intermediate / Basic]
**Primary Issues**: [Grammar / Fluency / Tone / Idiom]

### Corrections

1. **[Category]** Original → Revised
   Reason: Brief explanation

2. ...

### Refined Version
[Full polished text]

If the text is already near-native, say so — don't force unnecessary changes. Sometimes the original is fine and only minor tweaks are needed.

Examples

**Before**: "With the development of technology, more and more people begin to use AI tools to improve their work efficiency. Although AI has many advantages, but it also brings some problems."

**After**: "As technology advances, an increasing number of people are adopting AI tools to boost productivity. While AI offers significant advantages, it also presents new challenges."

**Before**: "I am writing this email to inform you that we need to have a meeting about the project. Please let me know your available time so that we can schedule it."

**After**: "I'd like to schedule a meeting to discuss the project. Could you share your availability this week?"

**Before**: "The reason why I chose this topic is because it is very interesting and nobody has researched it before."

**After**: "I chose this topic because it raises intriguing questions that remain underexplored in the literature."

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