Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly and avoid contradicting yourself because a bicycle is a type of bike. Use a clear topic sentence and add one brief detail, such as how often you used it or where you rode it. For example, say “Yes, I had a bicycle” rather than “No, I had a bicycle.”

Example: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. I often rode it around my neighborhood after school, and I really enjoyed spending time outdoors.

Suggestion: Give a clear answer first, then explain why bikes are popular using accurate, relevant vocabulary. Avoid fillers such as “uh,” repetition, and unclear phrases like “a lot of Vedic.” Use “a wide variety of models,” “scooters,” or “motorbikes” consistently, and connect your ideas with linking words such as “in the past,” “nowadays,” and “for example.”

Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country. In the past, people mainly used simple scooters, but nowadays there is a wide variety of motorbikes and scooters available. For example, brands such as Vespa are especially popular among young adults because they are stylish and convenient for commuting.

× Yeah, I do think bikes are very popular in our country because there are lot variety of new launches like Vespa and all.

✓ Yeah, I do think bikes are very popular in our country because there is a lot of variety in new launches like Vespa and others.

Use there is because the main noun after the verb is the singular or uncountable noun variety. Use there are with plural nouns, such as bikes or models.

× Yeah, I do think bikes are very popular in our country because there are lot variety of new launches like Vespa and all.

✓ Yeah, I do think bikes are very popular in our country because there is a lot of variety in new launches like Vespa and others.

The quantifier a lot of must include the article a. The correct phrase is a lot of variety, not lot variety. Variety is generally treated as an uncountable noun in this meaning.

× Yeah, I do think bikes are very popular in our country because there are lot variety of of new launches like Vespa and all.

✓ Yeah, I do think bikes are very popular in our country because there is a lot of variety in new launches like Vespa and others.

The preposition of is repeated unnecessarily. Also, in is more suitable than of when describing variety within a group of new launches.

× Before it was only this, uh, scooty pip.

✓ Before, there was only this, uh, Scooty Pep.

Use there was to introduce the existence of one item in the past. The noun or item being introduced is singular, so there was is required instead of it was.

× Now there are wide range of varieties and people are mad about it.

✓ Now there is a wide range of varieties, and people are mad about them.

The main noun in a wide range is the singular noun range, so the correct form is there is, not there are.

× Now there are wide range of varieties and people are mad about it.

✓ Now there is a wide range of varieties, and people are mad about them.

The singular countable noun range requires the indefinite article a. The correct phrase is a wide range.

× Now there are wide range of varieties and people are mad about it.

✓ Now there is a wide range of varieties, and people are mad about them.

The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to bikes, which is plural. Use the plural object pronoun them.

× Even in the Vespa there are a lot of Vedic.

✓ Even among Vespas, there are a lot of varieties.

Vedic is an adjective and cannot normally be used alone as the plural noun after a lot of. Assuming you meant varieties, use the noun varieties. Among is also more natural when comparing different Vespa models.

× Even in the Vespa there are a lot of Vedic.

✓ Even among Vespas, there are a lot of varieties.

Among is the appropriate preposition when referring to different members or models within a group. In would usually refer to being inside a particular Vespa.