Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer more directly and avoid the incomplete ending “so.” Use “ride it” instead of “ride one” because you are referring to a specific bike. Also, “even though” and “but” should not be used together in the same contrast. You could improve the answer by explaining when you received the bike and why you were afraid of riding it.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. My dad bought me a bright pink bike, although I was too afraid to ride it because I worried about falling. I eventually learned to ride it when I was about eight.

Suggestion: Give one clear answer instead of changing your opinion during the response. Since you are discussing bikes in general, use the plural form and the present tense: “Bikes aren’t very popular, but they are becoming more common.” Replace “the young generation” with “young people,” and support your opinion with a specific reason or example, such as cycling for exercise or environmental reasons.

Example: Bikes are not especially popular in Kazakhstan, but they are becoming more common among young people. Many teenagers and university students use them for exercise and short trips, especially in cities with dedicated cycling lanes. However, cars and public transport are still the main forms of transportation.

× I had a bike when I was a child even though I couldn't ride one, but my dad bought me a pink, very girlish bike so.

✓ I had a bike when I was a child, even though I couldn't ride one. My dad bought me a pink, very girlish bike.

Even though and but should not be used together to connect the same contrasting idea. Also, so at the end is unnecessary and makes the sentence incomplete. Use either even though or but, and remove so.

× I had a bike when I was a child even though I couldn't ride one, but my dad bought me a pink, very girlish bike so.

✓ I had a bike when I was a child, even though I couldn't ride one. My dad bought me a very girlish pink bike.

When several adjectives describe a noun, opinion-related adjectives usually come before color adjectives. Therefore, very girlish should come before pink. A useful order is opinion, size, age, shape, color, and noun.

× I would say it wasn't that popular in my country, but nowadays it's becoming more and more used by young generation.

✓ I would say bikes weren't that popular in my country, but nowadays they are becoming more and more used by the younger generation.

The subject is bikes, which is plural, so the plural forms weren't and they are required. Do not use the singular forms it and wasn't when referring to plural bikes. Always check that the subject and related pronouns have matching singular or plural forms.

× I would say it wasn't that popular in my country, but nowadays it's becoming more and more used by young generation.

✓ I would say bikes weren't that popular in my country, but nowadays they are becoming more and more used by the younger generation.

The pronoun it refers to a singular noun, but it refers here to bikes, which is plural. Replace it and its related verb with they are. Choose pronouns based on the number of the noun they replace.

× I would say it wasn't that popular in my country, but nowadays it's becoming more and more used by young generation.

✓ I would say bikes weren't that popular in my country, but nowadays they are becoming more and more used by the younger generation.

Generation is a singular countable noun in this expression, so it needs a determiner. The phrase the younger generation refers to a specific social group and therefore requires the definite article the.