Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, then explain the reason with a clear comparison. Correct the tense in “we have been raised” to “I was raised,” and use “motorbike” or “moped” if that is what you mean by “moistie.” The current answer is slightly confusing because it says you had no bikes but then says your family preferred another vehicle. Avoid repeating “than the bike.”

Example: No, I didn’t have a bicycle when I was a child. My family had a small motorbike instead because it was more convenient and cheaper to maintain. We mainly used it for short trips around our neighbourhood.

Suggestion: Give a direct answer and clarify whether you mean bicycles or motorbikes, since “bike” can refer to either. Improve grammar and phrasing: say “one of the most popular forms of transport,” “narrow roads,” and “long-distance journeys.” Avoid repeating “flexible,” and support your comparison with a specific example.

Example: Yes, motorbikes are very popular in my country because they’re cheaper to buy and run than cars. They’re also convenient in busy cities, where they can get through traffic and travel along narrow streets. For short journeys, many people find them more practical than cars.

× When I was a child I didn't have any bikes at all because we have been raised in a middle class family and we prefer to have a moistie because it is quite convenient and cheaper than the bike. Also, its maintenance cost is quite low compared to the bike.

✓ When I was a child, I didn't have any bikes at all because we were raised in a middle-class family and we preferred to have a moistie because it was quite convenient and cheaper than a bike. Also, its maintenance cost was quite low compared to the cost of maintaining a bike.

The answer describes the student's childhood, so the past-tense forms are appropriate. Use were raised instead of have been raised, preferred instead of prefer, and was instead of is to keep the description consistently in the past.

× When I was a child I didn't have any bikes at all because we have been raised in a middle class family and we prefer to have a moistie because it is quite convenient and cheaper than the bike. Also, its maintenance cost is quite low compared to the bike.

✓ When I was a child, I didn't have any bikes at all because we were raised in a middle-class family and we preferred to have a moistie because it was quite convenient and cheaper than a bike. Also, its maintenance cost was quite low compared to the cost of maintaining a bike.

The definite article the usually refers to a specific bike already known to the listener. Here, the comparison is general, so use a bike. In the last clause, the comparison should be between maintenance costs, not between a cost and a bike.

× Yes, it is definitely one of the popular used motorcycles or vehicles in my country because bikes are more flexible and cheaper than the car.

✓ Yes, it is definitely one of the most popular motorcycles or vehicles in my country because bikes are more flexible and cheaper than cars.

The pattern one of the followed by a description of the top members of a group normally uses a superlative. Use most popular rather than popular. The noun after one of should remain plural, as motorcycles or vehicles is here.

× Yes, it is definitely one of the popular used motorcycles or vehicles in my country because bikes are more flexible and cheaper than the car.

✓ Yes, it is definitely one of the most popular motorcycles or vehicles in my country because bikes are more flexible and cheaper than cars.

The answer compares bikes in general with cars in general, so use the plural cars rather than the car. Use plural nouns when making a general comparison between categories.

× Also it is quite flexible like it can go anywhere in narrow road or in long distance traveling.

✓ Also, it is quite flexible; for example, it can go anywhere on narrow roads or over long distances.

Use on with roads and over with distances in these expressions. In does not fit these meanings. The revised sentence also uses for example to introduce an illustration clearly.