Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly and avoid repeating “yes, I had.” Use the past tense consistently: say “I had one” and “my father bought it for me.” Replace “it was red color” with “it was red” or “it was a red bicycle.” You could also add one specific detail about how or where you used the bike. Avoid fillers such as “uh” and the unnecessary ending “OK, that’s all.”

Example: Yes, I had a bicycle when I was a child. My father bought it for me when I was about seven, and it was bright red. I used to ride it around my neighborhood with my friends, so I was very fond of it.

Suggestion: Begin with a clear topic sentence, such as “Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country.” Avoid overgeneralizing with “all the people”; use “many people” instead. Correct the grammar by saying “people ride bicycles,” “most people use them,” and “you don’t need a vehicle.” Organize the reasons with linking words such as “especially because” and give a clear example of how people use bikes in your town. Avoid repeating words and ending with the incomplete phrase “So riding.”

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in smaller towns. Many people use them because they are inexpensive and convenient for short trips. For example, in my town, residents often cycle to local shops or work because traffic is light and most places are nearby.

× when I was child

✓ when I was a child

The singular countable noun child needs the indefinite article a when referring to one child in general.

× because my father bought to me

✓ because my father bought it for me

The verb buy is followed by the object and the preposition for when indicating the person who receives something: buy something for someone. The preposition to is incorrect here.

× because my father bought to me

✓ because my father bought it for me

The sentence needs the pronoun it to refer to the bicycle. The correct structure is buy it for me.

× It was red color

✓ It was red

Red is already an adjective that describes the bicycle, so the noun color is unnecessary. You can also say It was red in color, but It was red is more natural.

× I love it so much

✓ I loved it so much

The answer describes a bicycle the student had during childhood, so the past-tense verb loved is more consistent with the past context.

× all the people in my country are riding our bicycles

✓ people in my country ride bicycles

When describing a general fact or usual activity, use the simple present rather than the present continuous. Also, bicycles should not be described as our bicycles because the speaker is referring to people in general.

× all the people in my country are riding our bicycles

✓ people in my country ride bicycles

Our refers to the speaker and other people, but the sentence is talking about people in the country generally. The unpossessed plural noun bicycles is the appropriate choice.

× the most people are use it

✓ most people use them

Use the simple present use to describe a usual activity. The form are use is grammatically incorrect. Because bicycles are plural, use the pronoun them instead of it.

× the most people are use it

✓ most people use them

The pronoun them refers to bicycles, which is a plural noun. It is incorrect because it refers to only one thing. Also, do not use the before most people in this meaning.

× the most people

✓ most people

Use most people when making a general statement. The definite article the is not used before most in this structure.

× my town is smaller

✓ my town is small

Smaller is a comparative adjective and normally compares one thing with another. Since no comparison is provided, use the basic adjective small. If a comparison is intended, say My town is smaller than other towns.

× you don't need to vehicles

✓ you don't need vehicles

The verb need is followed directly by a noun or noun phrase. The preposition to is not used before vehicles in this sentence.

× So raiding.

✓ So, people ride bicycles.

So raiding is an incomplete sentence because raiding is not a finite verb in this context and the sentence has no clear subject. Use a complete clause with a subject and a correctly conjugated verb, such as people ride bicycles.