Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer the question directly, then explain how you used the bike. “Used to buy my bicycle” is unnatural here; say “used to ride my bike” or “I had a bike.” Avoid repeating yourself, and finish your thought. Keep the answer to a few clear sentences.

Example: Yes, I did. I had a bike when I was in high school, and I used to ride it to school. My mum was usually busy teaching, so cycling meant I could get there by myself.

Suggestion: Your opinion is clear, but the answer includes repetition (“in my country”) and some unnatural phrasing. Say “most people use” rather than “most of people using,” and use plural forms such as “cars” and “motorcycles.” Add one specific reason or comparison to develop your response.

Example: I wouldn’t say bikes are very popular in my country. Most people rely on cars or motorcycles, especially for longer commutes, while others use public transport such as the MRT. Bikes seem more common for exercise or short trips.

× I would say no because most what I see in my country, most of people using transportation like car, motorcycles, and also sometimes they use public transport like MRT.

✓ I would say no because, from what I see in my country, most people use forms of transportation such as cars and motorcycles, and sometimes they use public transport like the MRT.

The phrase most of people using does not form a complete clause: it lacks a finite verb, and most of is not followed by a correctly formed noun phrase. Use most people use to express a complete general statement. Also, from what I see makes the opening phrase grammatical and clear.

× Most of people using transportation like car, motorcycles, and also sometimes they use public transport like MRT.

✓ Most people use transportation such as cars and motorcycles, and sometimes they use public transport like the MRT.

Most of must be followed by a determiner, as in most of the people. When referring to people in general, use most people without of.

× Most of people using transportation like car, motorcycles, and also sometimes they use public transport like MRT.

✓ Most people use transportation such as cars and motorcycles, and sometimes they use public transport like the MRT.

Cars and motorcycles are being listed as general types of transportation, so use the plural cars to match motorcycles. Use plural nouns when speaking generally about countable items.

× Most of the time she spent her time uh spent her day at school teaching and

✓ She spent most of her day at school teaching.

The original contains a false start and repetition, and it ends with and, which signals that another item or clause should follow. Use one clear expression of duration and end the sentence without the unfinished conjunction.