Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly, then organize your details more clearly. Avoid repetition and hesitation, such as “I, I,” “uh,” and “when I was a little”; say “when I was little” instead. Also, “learned it from my cousin” is incorrect in this context, so say “learned to ride it from my cousin.” Complete the final sentence and use a linking word such as “Nowadays” to connect your childhood experience with your current use of the bike.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I learned to ride it from my cousin when I was about six, and I really enjoyed cycling around my neighborhood. When I was 15, I bought a new bike, which I still have today. It is in very good condition, and I often use it to get around town.

Suggestion: Give a clear opinion in the first sentence and then support it with a specific reason. Correct the grammatical errors in “the more there are more cars,” “a car roads,” and “a bike ones”; use “there are far more cars than bikes” and “the roads are designed more for cars than bicycles.” Add a linking word such as “because” or “As a result” to make the explanation more coherent. You could also mention a specific safety problem, such as heavy traffic or a lack of cycle lanes.

Example: No, I do not think bikes are very popular in my country, especially in large cities. There are far more cars than bicycles, and most roads are designed for drivers rather than cyclists. As a result, cycling can be dangerous because there are few dedicated bike lanes and a lot of traffic. However, bikes are becoming more popular among people who want to exercise or avoid traffic.

× I learned it from my cousin when I was a little.

✓ I learned it from my cousin when I was little.

When little means young, it is used as a predicative adjective without the article a. A little usually means a small amount, as in a little water.

× One of them, I bought it when I was 15 and I still have it.

✓ I bought one of them when I was 15, and I still have it.

One of them is already the object of bought, so the additional pronoun it is unnecessary. Use either I bought one of them or I bought it, but not both together.

× It is in a very good condition.

✓ It is in very good condition.

The expression in good condition is normally used without an article when describing the general state of something. Therefore, a should be removed.

× It is in a very good condition and I always go around the town and.

✓ It is in very good condition, and I always ride it around town.

The sentence ends with the conjunction and, so the structure is incomplete. Finish the sentence with a complete clause. Ride it around town is also a clearer expression for traveling by bicycle.

× In my city the more there are more cars than bikes.

✓ In my city, there are more cars than bikes.

Use there are to introduce the existence or number of plural nouns. The phrase the more is unnecessary here and creates an incorrect sentence structure.

× Going around the city by bike is really difficult because it is more of a car roads than a bike ones.

✓ Going around the city by bike is really difficult because there are more roads for cars than bike lanes.

Roads and bike lanes are plural countable nouns, so they need a plural structure. The phrases a car roads and a bike ones incorrectly combine a singular article with plural nouns. Roads for cars and bike lanes are the natural noun phrases.