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Original sentence: To keep you room clean, throw your crumpled paper in a basket.

Correct sentence: To keep your room clean, throw your crumpled paper in a basket.

Even kinder and simpler: To keep your room tidy, put your crumpled paper in the basket.

Why we change it:

  1. "you" vs "your": "you" means the person. "your" means something that belongs to that person. We need "your room" because the room belongs to you.
  2. "keep your room clean/tidy": this tells why you should put paper in the basket.
  3. "throw" or "put": both work, but "put" sounds gentler and is easier to do.

Quick tip: Try saying it out loud and point to the basket: "To keep your room tidy, put your crumpled paper in the basket."


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