Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be more concise and correct grammar. Start with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details. Avoid repetition (e.g. saying both "when I was a child" and "until the present"). Use past simple for childhood and present perfect for current state correctly. Add a short reason or example to enrich the answer.

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike as a child. I never learned to ride one, so my family didn’t buy me one. Even now I still can’t ride properly, which is why I usually walk or take public transport.

Suggestion: Use correct comparative forms and tighten phrasing. Begin with a direct topic sentence, then give specific examples and use linking words (for example, however). Replace informal 'you' with 'people' or 'many people'. Provide one concrete example or statistic if possible. Keep to 2–3 sentences max.

Example: Bikes are fairly popular in Malaysia, although they are less common than in Singapore. For example, many students and commuters cycle short distances because it avoids traffic jams and saves money on petrol.

× No, when I was a child I've never learned how to ride a bike, and even now I still haven't learned how to ride a bike properly.

✓ No, when I was a child I never learned how to ride a bike, and even now I still haven't learned how to ride a bike properly.

The student mixed past simple reference 'when I was a child' with present perfect 'I've never learned'. For specific past time (when I was a child), use past simple 'I never learned'. Keep present perfect 'haven't learned' for continuing relevance to present. Suggestion: use past simple for finished past periods and present perfect for actions with present relevance.

× So when I was a child until the present, I don't have a bike.

✓ So from when I was a child until the present, I haven't had a bike.

The original uses present simple 'I don't have' with a time span 'from... until the present', which requires present perfect to show an action/state continuing to now: 'haven't had'. Also 'when I was a child until the present' is awkward; use 'from when I was a child until the present'. Suggestion: use present perfect for situations that started in the past and continue now.

× In Malaysia bikes are pretty popular, but not as popular than it is in Singapore.

✓ In Malaysia bicycles are pretty popular, but not as popular as in Singapore.

Comparative structure requires 'as...as' not 'as...than'. Also 'bikes' is acceptable but 'bicycles' is more formal; and 'as in Singapore' is more concise than 'as popular as it is in Singapore'. Suggestion: use 'as...as' for equality comparisons and avoid redundant pronouns.

× People here usually ride a bike on their way to uni or to work because not only you are free from jams but also it saves up a lot of money because you don't need fuel.

✓ People here usually ride bikes on their way to university or to work because not only are they free from traffic jams but they also save a lot of money because they don't need fuel.

Pronoun reference and subject agreement errors: switching from 'People' to 'you' and then to 'it' is inconsistent. Maintain third-person plural 'they' to refer to 'people'. Also pluralize 'ride bikes' to match general statement. 'Saves up' is unnatural; use 'save'. Suggestion: keep consistent pronouns matching the subject and use natural verb forms for general statements.