Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, then describe the bike and explain why it was special to you. Use the past tense consistently: say “I had” and “my parents bought.” The phrase “I was shy” does not clearly relate to the question, and “Esther Mart” is unclear, so use a detail the listener can easily understand. Connect your ideas with a simple linker such as “and.”

Example: Yes, I did. I had a small pink bike that my parents bought for me, and I loved it. It was one of my favorite things to ride when I was little.

Suggestion: Your answer gives a clear opinion, a reason, and a personal preference. Use “my country” if you are referring to one country, and say “most people use/ride motorcycles” rather than “have to motorcycles.” You could also make the contrast smoother with “although.”

Example: I don't think bicycles are very popular in my country nowadays. Most people ride motorcycles because they are faster and more convenient. However, I still prefer cycling because it's good exercise.

× Yes, I did but I was shy, I have bike, a small bike.

✓ Yes, I did, but I was shy. I have bike, a small bike.

The original joins two independent clauses with only a comma, creating a comma splice. Use a full stop or a conjunction to separate them. The verb and article issues are addressed in separate suggestions.

× I have bike, a small bike.

✓ I had bike, a small bike.

The question asks about the past, so use the past-tense form had rather than have.

× I have bike, a small bike.

✓ I have a bike, a small bike.

Bike is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article. Use a before bike.

× The color is pink.

✓ The color was pink.

The speaker is describing a bike from childhood, so the past-tense verb was fits the past context.

× My parents was buying that for me.

✓ My parents were buying that for me.

Parents is plural, so it takes the plural verb were, not was.

× I don't think bikes are very popular in my countries now.

✓ I don't think bikes are very popular in my country now.

The speaker appears to mean one country, so use the singular noun country rather than the plural countries.

× Most people have to motorcycles for speed and convenience.

✓ Most people have motorcycles for speed and convenience.

Have to expresses obligation and must be followed by a base-form verb, not a noun. Here, the intended meaning is possession, so use have motorcycles.