Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Your answer is grammatically correct and directly answers the question, but it is too short to demonstrate your speaking ability. Add a brief reason or a personal detail, such as what you used instead or why you did not have a bike.

Example: No, I didn’t. My parents thought cycling was a little dangerous, so I usually walked to school or played with my friends near home.

Suggestion: You answer the question directly and provide relevant groups of cyclists, but the sentence has grammatical errors. Use “many people use them” instead of “a lot of people using it,” and use the plural pronoun “them” to refer to bikes. Add a specific reason or result and connect your ideas with a linking word such as “because” or “especially.”

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because they are affordable and convenient. Many people use them, especially children and working adults, who often cycle to school or work. In addition, cycling helps people avoid traffic and stay healthy.

× Yes, bikes are popular in our country, a lot of people using it especially kids and working adults.

✓ Yes, bikes are popular in our country. A lot of people use them, especially kids and working adults.

The original sentence joins two independent ideas with only a comma, creating a comma splice. Also, using is not a complete finite verb in the second clause. Separate the ideas into two sentences and use the present-tense verb use to describe a general fact.

× Yes, bikes are popular in our country, a lot of people using it especially kids and working adults.

✓ Yes, bikes are popular in our country. A lot of people use them, especially kids and working adults.

Bikes is plural, so it must be replaced with the plural object pronoun them. Use it only when referring to one singular thing. Remember to match the pronoun with the noun in number.