Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question in the past tense and state clearly whether you had a bike as a child. The phrase “buy a bike for the cat” does not answer the question and is not relevant. Add one specific detail, such as when you got the bike or how you used it.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My parents bought it for me when I was about seven, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood with my friends.

Suggestion: Make your opinion consistent with your reason. If most people ride bicycles, bikes are probably popular; if you mean that people usually drive cars or take public transportation, say so clearly. Use correct grammar, such as “most people,” “ride bicycles,” and “drive cars,” and include a specific comparison or example.

Example: No, bicycles are not very popular in my country because most people drive cars or take public transportation to work and school. Cycling is more common among young people and in smaller cities, where the roads are less crowded.

× Yeah, I will buy a bike for the cat.

✓ Yeah, I had a bike when I was a child.

The question asks about the student's childhood, so the answer should use the past tense. Will buy refers to a future action and does not match the time reference. Use had to describe possession in the past.

× No, it's not really popular because most of people are riding bicycle or drive car to work or school.

✓ No, they aren't really popular because most people ride bicycles or drive cars to work or school.

Bikes is plural, so the pronoun and verb should also be plural: they aren't. Bicycle and car should be plural because the sentence refers to bicycles and cars in general. Use ride bicycles and drive cars for parallel structure.

× No, it's not really popular because most of people are riding bicycle or drive car to work or school.

✓ No, they aren't really popular because most people ride bicycles or drive cars to work or school.

Most is used directly before a plural countable noun when speaking generally. Therefore, say most people, not most of people. Most of the people would be possible only when referring to a specific group.

× No, it's not really popular because most of people are riding bicycle or drive car to work or school.

✓ No, they aren't really popular because most people ride bicycles or drive cars to work or school.

When talking about bicycles and cars in general, plural nouns do not need an article. If you use singular countable nouns, you need an article, as in a bicycle or a car. The corrected sentence uses plural nouns for general statements.