How to Respond to Professor Feedback in English With Clear Revisions

Many students reply to professor feedback in one of two weak ways. The first is so brief that it leaves no trace of understanding: thank you, I will revise it. The second becomes a defense brief in disguise, full of explanations about what the writer originally meant. Neither response helps much. In most cases, the instructor wants to know whether you actually understood the issue and whether your next revision move is pointed in the right direction.

A stronger reply usually starts by naming the feedback in your own words. You might say that the literature review is still too broad, that the evidence arrives before the claim is clear, or that the transition into the case analysis feels abrupt. Then add the revision action. Not just I will work on it, but something visible: move the comparison earlier, narrow the topic sentence, cut background material, add a stronger explanation after the quote. Specific action makes the response easier to trust.

Questions are fine too, but they need shape. Some replies ask a question while also trying to prove the original paragraph was already reasonable. That is where English starts to sound defensive. A narrower question works better: would it help more to move the example earlier, or is the issue mainly that the claim itself is too broad? That kind of sentence keeps the conversation on revision options instead of turning it into a debate about blame.