rephrasing of the sentence

What you said sounds just right. "The people in the tour group got along fine, and were friendly. You could also leave out "and were friendly".

If she insists on modifying the original sentence. . . .

"The people in the tour group, including me, were able to harmoniously co-exist, making the tour a memorable experience." It sounds a little strange, but I think you could do it.

Thanks, Roger.

what do you mean "existed" harmoniously?

related well together . . .

or

seemed to get along well together

It's the "relationship" that you want to talk about, not their existence.

People who are doing English as a second language prefer to use their own sentences as much as possible, with as few changes as possible. Rewording the sentence is not necessarily what they want from the native speaker. On that basis, i would say Roger has provided the best alternative. The word "encompass" in the original sentence is entirely inappropriate.

Please people, if you "correct" someone's sentence for them, leave it as near to the original as possible. They're not asking how you would say it, they want to know if they way they have said it is correct. In making the correction, stay as close as possible to the original sentence--that's what they want from you.

Tang said he did not know how to "rephrase" it.

Suggestions were given.

Of which Roger's was the most helpful.

What's wrong with:

?

Works for me.

Thanks, BorisKitten

I didn't know that what I rephrased for my daughter is correct to the last letter.