Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer in the past tense because the question asks about your childhood: use “Yes, I did” instead of “Yes, I do.” Use the natural passive expression “was given a bike” rather than “was sent a bike,” and say “my parents” and “when I was in elementary school.” Avoid repetition and explain why the bike was special with one clear supporting detail.

Example: Yes, I did. My parents gave me a bike for my birthday when I was in elementary school. It was bright red and quite cute, so I loved riding it around my neighborhood.

Suggestion: Give a clear topic sentence and then support it with accurate, specific details. Use “people ride their bikes,” not “everyone ride you bike,” and explain that bikes are used “for commuting and leisure,” rather than “to walk.” Also, use “a convenient form of transportation” and connect your ideas with linking words such as “because” or “in addition.” Avoid saying “everyone” unless it is literally true.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in Taipei. Many people ride them for commuting, exercise, and leisure because they are convenient and environmentally friendly. In addition, the city has a public bike-sharing system, so residents can easily rent a bike for short trips.

× Yes I do, I was sent a bike from my parent as a birthday gift when I was at elementary school.

✓ Yes, I did. I was given a bike by my parents as a birthday gift when I was in elementary school.

The question asks about a past experience, so use the past-tense auxiliary did rather than the present-tense do. The phrase was given a bike is more natural than was sent a bike in this context. Also, use in elementary school rather than at elementary school.

× Yes I do, I was sent a bike from my parent as a birthday gift when I was at elementary school.

✓ Yes, I did. I was given a bike by my parents as a birthday gift when I was in elementary school.

Use in with the phrase elementary school when referring to the period of time when someone attended school. The preposition by is also used to identify the person who gave something in a passive sentence.

× Yes I do, I was sent a bike from my parent as a birthday gift when I was at elementary school.

✓ Yes, I did. I was given a bike by my parents as a birthday gift when I was in elementary school.

Parents is plural because the speaker is referring to both parents. When a plural noun is used, it should not have a singular form such as parent.

× The bike is in is so cute and I do love it.

✓ The bike was so cute, and I loved it.

The original sentence contains the unnecessary words in is, which makes the sentence structurally incorrect. The corrected sentence has one subject, one linking verb, and a clear adjective phrase. Because the speaker is describing the bike in the past, was and loved are appropriate.

× For example, in Taipei, uh, everyone ride you bike to walk or for entertainment, I think is a convenience public transportation.

✓ For example, in Taipei, everyone rides their bikes to get around or for entertainment. I think biking is a convenient form of public transportation.

Everyone is grammatically singular, so the verb must be rides, not ride. In the present tense, third-person singular subjects require a verb ending in -s.

× For example, in Taipei, uh, everyone ride you bike to walk or for entertainment, I think is a convenience public transportation.

✓ For example, in Taipei, everyone rides their bikes to get around or for entertainment. I think biking is a convenient form of public transportation.

You is incorrect because the sentence is making a general statement about people. Use their to refer generally to the bikes used by everyone. Also, the second sentence needs the subject biking or it to make the sentence complete.

× For example, in Taipei, uh, everyone ride you bike to walk or for entertainment, I think is a convenience public transportation.

✓ For example, in Taipei, everyone rides their bikes to get around or for entertainment. I think biking is a convenient form of public transportation.

Convenience is a noun, but an adjective is needed to describe public transportation. Use convenient, not convenience. The phrase get around is also more natural than ride to walk when describing transportation.

× For example, in Taipei, uh, everyone ride you bike to walk or for entertainment, I think is a convenience public transportation.

✓ For example, in Taipei, everyone rides their bikes to get around or for entertainment. I think biking is a convenient form of public transportation.

Public transportation is generally an uncountable noun, so a form of is needed before the singular countable noun form. The phrase a convenient form of public transportation is grammatically complete and natural.

× For example, in Taipei, uh, everyone ride you bike to walk or for entertainment, I think is a convenience public transportation.

✓ For example, in Taipei, everyone rides their bikes to get around or for entertainment. I think biking is a convenient form of public transportation.

The original sentence joins two independent ideas with only a comma, and the second idea has no clear subject. Separate the ideas into two sentences and add biking as the subject of the second sentence.