Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: You answer the question directly and give a relevant reason. To make the connection sound more natural, say “so I never learned how to ride one” rather than “that's why I don't know how to ride a bike.” You could also add a brief personal detail, such as whether you wanted a bike.

Example: No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child, so I never learned how to ride one. I remember wanting one, though, because some of my friends used to ride theirs after school.

Suggestion: Give a direct answer and use “I think they are” because the question asks whether bikes are popular. Avoid fillers such as “um” and “uh,” and make your example more specific. You could mention who uses bikes and why they are convenient.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. For example, many food-delivery riders use them because they can get through busy streets more easily than cars.

× I didn't have a bike when I was a child, that's why I don't know how to ride a bike.

✓ I didn't have a bike when I was a child, so I don't know how to ride one.

The original sentence joins two independent clauses with only a comma, creating a comma splice. Use a coordinating conjunction such as so to connect them. The present tense in I don't know is appropriate because it describes the speaker's current ability.

× I think they do because um even the uh delivery riders um they commonly or usually uh ride a bike.

✓ I think they are, because even delivery riders commonly ride bikes.

The question asks whether bikes are popular, so the response should use are as the substitute for are popular. Do does not correctly replace are in this sentence. Also, the phrase even the delivery riders they has an unnecessary repeated subject; removing they makes the clause grammatical. Use bikes in the plural when speaking generally.