Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly and use more natural grammar. Replace “even my parents didn't have one” with “and neither did my parents,” change “eighteen above” to “over eighteen” or “now that I'm eighteen,” and say “with the help of a friend” or “on a friend's bike” instead of “of my friends.” Use a linking word such as “However” to make the contrast clearer.

Example: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child, and neither did my parents. However, now that I'm eighteen, I'm learning to ride one with the help of a friend.

Suggestion: Give a clear reason or example to support your opinion. The phrase “my favourite bike is mostly cruiser” is unnatural; say “I especially like cruiser bikes” or “My favourite type of bike is a cruiser.” Keep the answer focused on their popularity, and use a linking word such as “because” to explain why they are common.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among young people and university students. They are affordable and convenient for short journeys, and I especially like cruiser bikes because they are comfortable and stylish.

× I didn't have a bike when I was a child, even my parents didn't have one, but now as I'm eighteen above, I'm learning how to ride a bike of my friends.

✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child, and neither did my parents. Now that I'm over eighteen, I'm learning how to ride a bike from one of my friends.

Even cannot connect the two independent clauses in this sentence. Use and neither did my parents to express that the parents also did not have a bike. This structure avoids repeating the negative auxiliary did not.

× I didn't have a bike when I was a child, even my parents didn't have one, but now as I'm eighteen above, I'm learning how to ride a bike of my friends.

✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child, and neither did my parents. Now that I'm over eighteen, I'm learning how to ride a bike from one of my friends.

The correct preposition is over, not above, when referring to someone's age. Also, from is used to show the person who teaches or lends something, so from one of my friends is correct instead of of my friends.

× Yeah, bikes are quite popular in my country and my favourite bike is mostly cruiser.

✓ Yeah, bikes are quite popular in my country, and my favourite bike is a cruiser.

A singular countable noun such as cruiser needs an article. Use a before cruiser because the speaker is referring to one type or example of bike. Mostly is unnecessary in this sentence.