Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Reduce hesitation and repetition, give a clear topic sentence and one brief supporting detail. Use linking words if adding extra info. For example, say you had a bike, mention when or who gave it, or why you kept it. Keep it to 1–3 sentences and avoid filler words like "and" repeated.

Example: Yes, I did. I got my first bike when I was seven, and I still own it because I use it for short rides around my neighborhood.

Suggestion: Clarify and correct vocabulary, avoid disfluencies, and give a specific reason or example. Use a linking word to connect opinion and reason (for example, 'because' or 'for example'). Replace unclear phrases ('Facebook Creoles') with correct terms like 'Facebook groups' or 'posts'.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in the Philippines because many people use them for commuting and exercise. For example, I often see posts in Facebook groups showing people repairing or selling their bicycles.

× Yes, and and even that even now I still have a bike myself.

✓ Yes, and even now I still have a bike.

This sentence contains repeated words ('and and', 'even that even') and an unnecessary reflexive pronoun ('myself'). These are sentence structure/redundancy issues (map to sentence structure errors). Remove duplicate words and the redundant 'myself' to make the sentence clear and grammatical. Suggestion: speak in a single concise clause: 'Yes, even now I still have a bike.'

× Yeah, it, it is quite popular cause a lot of people here in the Philippines do have a bike.

✓ Yes, bicycles are quite popular because many people here in the Philippines have bikes.

Problems: hesitations ('it, it') and awkward phrasing 'it is quite popular' referring to 'bikes' causes unclear subject reference; 'do have' is unnecessary emphatic present form. This fits subject-verb agreement and third person wording issues. Use 'bicycles' (plural subject) with plural verb phrasing and replace 'cause' with 'because'. Suggestion: say 'Yes, bicycles are quite popular because many people here in the Philippines have bikes.'

× And then I, I see a lot of Facebook Creoles where they do like they have a bike.

✓ And I often see many Facebook posts where people show that they have bikes.

Errors: repetition ('I, I'), incorrect word 'Creoles' (likely meant 'creations' or 'posts'), and awkward phrasing 'they do like they have a bike.' This is a sentence structure and word choice error. Replace with clear noun 'Facebook posts' and a natural verb phrase 'show that they have bikes.' Suggestion: 'I often see many Facebook posts where people show that they have bikes.'