Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly, then give one clear detail about when or where you rode your bike. Avoid repeating words such as “bike” and “when,” and use the past tense consistently: “rode” rather than “ride.” Replace the unnatural phrase “gave me amusement in such a way” with a natural expression such as “it was fun” or “it made me happy.”

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. I often rode it with my friends in my neighborhood during my free time, and it was a lot of fun.

Suggestion: Give a direct answer and support it with a specific, realistic reason or example. Avoid repeating “bikes” and “bicycles,” and rephrase the claim that bicycles are the only mode of transport for children, since it sounds too absolute. Use a clear linking phrase such as “For example” and explain what people enjoy about cycling.

Example: Yes, bicycles are quite popular in my country, especially among children and people who live in smaller towns. For example, many children ride them to school or around their neighborhoods because cycling is affordable and gives them a sense of freedom.

× I did own a bike bike cycle in my childhood and also I ride it when in when I when I was free with my friends.

✓ I did own a bike during my childhood, and I also ride it when I am free with my friends.

Use during rather than in when referring to a period of life. A more natural phrase is during my childhood. The correction preserves the present-tense verb here; the past-tense issue is listed separately.

× I did own a bike bike cycle in my childhood and also I ride it when in when I when I was free with my friends.

✓ I did own a bike during my childhood, and I also rode it when I was free with my friends.

The answer describes a childhood experience, so the verbs describing that past experience should be in the past tense. Change ride to rode and was free remains in the past tense.

× Yes, of course, the bikes bicycles are very popular as they're uh, the only mode of transport for small children is bicycle and it is famously used by all these small kids in our town also.

✓ Yes, of course. Bicycles are very popular because they are the only mode of transport for small children, and they are widely used by children in our town.

The original combines clauses that do not form a clear grammatical sentence: the clause beginning with as they're is followed by is bicycle. Rebuild the sentence with a clear subject and verb in each clause, and connect the clauses with because and and.

× The only mode of transport for small children is bicycle.

✓ The only mode of transport for small children is the bicycle.

Bicycle is a singular countable noun, so it generally needs an article. Use the bicycle here to refer to bicycles as a general means of transport.

× Moreover, we enjoy it and enjoy our freedom.

✓ Moreover, we enjoy them and enjoy our freedom.

The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to bikes or bicycles, which is plural. Use them to agree with that plural noun.