Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly in the past tense and correct the word “back” to “bike.” Avoid the unclear age comparison and finish your final sentence. Add one relevant detail explaining why you did not have a bike.

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. My family was quite poor, so we couldn’t afford one. I sometimes borrowed a friend’s bike, though.

Suggestion: Correct “bags” to “bikes” and use natural phrasing such as “children, students, and adults.” Explain how people use bikes, and replace the unclear phrase “when I am fun” with a specific purpose, such as commuting or recreation.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. People of all ages use them, especially to commute short distances or get some exercise. They’re also a convenient way to avoid traffic.

× Oh, I don't have a back when I was a child because I'm 36 this year than when I was a child, my family was very poor, so I didn't have a.

✓ Oh, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my family was very poor.

The answer refers to the past, as shown by when I was a child, so use the past-tense form didn't have instead of don't have. Keep the reason in the past as well: my family was very poor. To describe a past situation, make sure the verbs in the sentence match the past-time reference.

× Oh, I don't have a back when I was a child because I'm 36 this year than when I was a child, my family was very poor, so I didn't have a.

✓ Oh, I didn't have a bike when I was a child because my family was very poor.

The original sentence combines several ideas in an unclear, incomplete structure. The phrase I'm 36 this year than when I was a child does not form a grammatical comparison, and the sentence ends with a without the noun it needs. Use a clear clause to answer the question, and include the noun after an article, as in a bike.

× I think bags are very popular in our country because whatever child, student or adults, we all use bicycle when I am fun.

✓ I think bikes are very popular in our country because children, students, and adults all use bicycles for fun.

The answer refers to people and bicycles in general, so plural forms are appropriate: children, students, and bicycles. Use a plural noun when talking about multiple people or things in a general statement.

× I think bags are very popular in our country because whatever child, student or adults, we all use bicycle when I am fun.

✓ I think bikes are very popular in our country because children, students, and adults all use bicycles for fun.

Whatever does not correctly introduce the list of groups in this sentence. List the groups directly and connect them with and. When presenting alternatives, you could also say whether they are children, students, or adults.

× I think bags are very popular in our country because whatever child, student or adults, we all use bicycle when I am fun.

✓ I think bikes are very popular in our country because children, students, and adults all use bicycles for fun.

When explaining the purpose of using bicycles, say for fun rather than when I am fun. Use for before a noun or activity to express purpose, as in for fun.