Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer is clear, coherent and fairly natural, with relevant details and a personal example. To improve further, make sentences more concise, fix small grammar issues (e.g., “having scraped knees” → “scraping my knees”), and use a linking word to connect the final positive comment to the prior difficulties (e.g., “Nevertheless” or “Despite that”). Also try to vary vocabulary slightly (e.g., ‘practiced every day after school’) and avoid redundant phrases.

Example: Yes. I got a bike when I was about eight, and it had training wheels so I wouldn't fall. I practiced every day after school and often scraped my knees, but nevertheless I loved it because it gave me a real sense of freedom.

Suggestion: Your answer addresses the question and gives reasons, but contains some grammatical errors and awkward phrasing (e.g., “they're not much biking lanes available” and “many bikes around the neighborhood”). Improve by using correct structures and linking words (e.g., “however,” “although”), and add a specific example or statistic to make it more concrete. Keep it within 3–4 sentences for clarity.

Example: Yes, bicycles are fairly common, although they are not the primary mode of transport. However, there are few dedicated bike lanes, which makes cycling dangerous on major roads. For example, many people only ride bikes within their neighborhoods for short trips rather than commuting to work.

× I used to fall a lot and ended up with having scraped knees.

✓ I used to fall a lot and ended up with scraped knees.

The phrase 'ended up with having scraped knees' is awkward and ungrammatical because 'ended up' should be followed by a noun phrase or verb-ing, not 'having' plus a noun phrase here. Use 'ended up with scraped knees' to indicate the resulting state. Suggestion: use 'ended up with' + noun phrase or 'ended up' + verb-ing (e.g., 'ended up scraping my knees').

× It came with training wheels on it so that I wouldn't fall too much and I remember practicing every time school ends.

✓ It came with training wheels so that I wouldn't fall too much and I remember practicing every time school ended.

Two issues: 'came with training wheels on it' is wordy; 'came with training wheels' is clearer. Second, the clause 'I remember practicing every time school ends' mixes past memory with present tense 'ends'. Because the action is in the past, use past tense 'ended'. Suggestion: keep tense consistent when recalling past habits: use simple past for both verbs.

× Yes, bikes are popular in my country, but the problem is they're not much biking lanes available and it can be dangerous, especially when you bike on the highway.

✓ Yes, bikes are popular in my country, but the problem is there are not many bike lanes available and it can be dangerous, especially when you ride on the highway.

Several errors: 'they're not much biking lanes available' misuses the pronoun 'they're' and incorrect quantifier 'much' with countable 'lanes'. Replace with 'there are not many bike lanes' (correct 'there be' structure and quantifier). 'Biking lanes' is nonstandard; 'bike lanes' or 'bicycle lanes' is correct. Also 'when you bike on the highway' is acceptable but 'ride on the highway' is more natural. Suggestion: use 'there are not many' for countable plural nouns and choose correct noun form 'bike lanes'.

× Nonetheless, there is still many bikes around the neighborhood, but it is not the main mode of transport.

✓ Nonetheless, there are still many bikes around the neighborhood, but they are not the main mode of transport.

'There is still many bikes' has a subject-verb agreement and quantifier issue: 'many bikes' is plural so use 'there are'. Also the clause 'but it is not the main mode of transport' uses singular pronoun 'it' to refer to 'bikes' (plural); use 'they are not' or rephrase to 'bicycles are not the main mode of transport.' Suggestion: ensure verb agrees with plural nouns and pronouns refer correctly to antecedents.

× Yes, bikes are popular in my country, but the problem is they're not much biking lanes available and it can be dangerous, especially when you bike on the highway.

✓ Yes, bikes are popular in my country, but the problem is there are not many bike lanes available and it can be dangerous, especially when you ride on the highway.

This highlights the singular/plural mismatch: 'not much biking lanes' uses 'much' which is for uncountable nouns; 'lanes' is countable plural so use 'many'. Also ensure the existential construction 'there are' matches the plural 'lanes'. Suggestion: use 'many' with countable plural nouns and 'there are' for existence of plural items.