Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly and use the correct past-tense structure. “When I was a kid” is the correct expression, and “I had a bike” should be used because you are talking about the past. Add one specific detail, such as how often you used it or where you rode it.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a kid. I used to ride it around my neighborhood after school, especially at weekends.

Suggestion: Give a clear opinion in the first sentence and use “bikes” consistently instead of “Sobox” and “bags.” Improve grammatical accuracy by saying “smaller towns,” “they are popular because,” and “big cities.” Organize the supporting details with linking words such as “because” and “for example,” and avoid repeating the same idea about short trips.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in smaller towns. They are affordable and convenient for short trips, and many students ride them to school every day. However, they are less common in big cities because of heavy traffic and limited cycling lanes.

× Yes, where I kid I have a bike.

✓ Yes, when I was a kid, I had a bike.

Where refers to a place, but when is needed to refer to a time in the past. Use when I was a kid to introduce a past time period.

× Yes, where I kid I have a bike.

✓ Yes, when I was a kid, I had a bike.

The question asks about your childhood, so the answer should use the past tense. Use was instead of the missing past-tense verb in I kid and had instead of have.

× Well I think Sobox is popular in my country especially in smaller town and they are because they are cheap and easy to use for short trips and for example many students ride to school every day.

✓ Well, I think bikes are popular in my country, especially in smaller towns, because they are cheap and easy to use for short trips. For example, many students ride to school every day.

The plural noun towns is needed because the sentence refers generally to more than one smaller town. Use a plural noun when discussing towns in general.

× Well I think Sobox is popular in my country especially in smaller town and they are because they are cheap and easy to use for short trips and for example many students ride to school every day.

✓ Well, I think bikes are popular in my country, especially in smaller towns, because they are cheap and easy to use for short trips. For example, many students ride to school every day.

The phrase and they are because creates an incorrect sentence structure. Place because they are cheap and easy to use directly after the main idea to explain why bikes are popular. Separating the example into a new sentence also makes the answer clearer.

× So I believe bags are common for a short journey even if not everyone uses them in big big cities.

✓ So, I believe bikes are common for short journeys, even if not everyone uses them in big cities.

When referring to journeys in general, use the plural form journeys. The phrase big cities is also plural because it refers to cities generally. Avoid repeating the adjective big.