Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly and avoid contradictory information. Use the past tense for your childhood and the present tense for your current situation. Also, say “because I was a child,” “now I am an adult,” and “a license to ride/drive a bike,” rather than “because of I was a child” and “a license to drive with.” Add one specific detail to make your answer more natural.

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my parents thought it was unsafe. However, I have one now because I enjoy cycling around my neighborhood and commuting to work.

Suggestion: Your answer is relevant and clear, but it is quite short and contains a pronoun error: use “ride them” because “bikes” is plural. Add a specific reason or example, such as cycling for exercise, commuting, or avoiding traffic, and use a linking word such as “because” or “especially.”

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among young people and office workers. Many people ride them because cycling is a healthy and affordable way to travel, and it also helps them avoid traffic.

× I don't have a bike because of I was a child at that time.

✓ I didn't have a bike because I was a child at that time.

The question asks about the student's childhood, so the answer should use the past tense. Use didn't have instead of don't have. Also, because is followed directly by a clause with a subject and verb, so because of is incorrect here.

× I don't have a bike because of I was a child at that time.

✓ I didn't have a bike because I was a child at that time.

Because introduces a complete clause, such as I was a child. Because of must be followed by a noun or noun phrase, such as because of my childhood.

× I am adult right now.

✓ I am an adult right now.

Adult is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article. Use an because adult begins with a vowel sound.

× I have a license to drive with.

✓ I have a license to drive.

The phrase a license to drive is complete and does not require the preposition with. With would incorrectly suggest that another object or person is being used for driving.

× Of course not I don't have a bike because of I was a child at that time and right now I have a bike because I am adult right now and I have a license to drive with.

✓ Of course not. I didn't have a bike because I was a child at that time. Now, I have a bike because I am an adult and have a license to drive.

The original response contains several ideas joined together without appropriate sentence boundaries. Divide the response into clear sentences and avoid repeating right now unnecessarily.

× There are many people who love to ride it.

✓ There are many people who love to ride them.

The pronoun must agree with its antecedent. Bikes is plural, so use them instead of the singular pronoun it.