Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer directly with “No, I didn’t,” and then give one clear reason and one supporting detail. Correct the grammar: use “didn’t have,” not “didn’t had”; “couldn’t afford,” not “couldn’t able to afford”; and “was a low-paid employee,” not “is a low paid employee.” Avoid repetition such as “I used to” and “but I never had,” and use “bike” and “stickers” with correct spelling. Organize the ideas with linking words such as “because,” “however,” and “for example.”

Ejemplo: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child because my parents couldn’t afford one. My father was a low-paid employee, so owning a bike was not a priority for our family. However, I often admired my friends’ bikes and sometimes borrowed theirs. I especially liked bikes with colorful stickers.

Sugerencia: Start with a clear answer such as “Yes, bikes are very popular in my country.” Then explain why and provide a specific example. Avoid the unnecessary word “but,” the repetition in “with with,” and the unnatural expressions “every man” and “in here.” Use more inclusive and natural language, such as “many people” or “young adults,” and say “there are many models available” instead of “there are a lot of options in here.”

Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, especially among young adults. Many people use them for commuting because they are affordable and convenient in busy cities. In addition, riding a bike with friends is a popular weekend activity. There are also many different models available, from inexpensive commuter bikes to high-performance motorbikes.

× No, I didn't had a bike because my parents couldn't able to afford it.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike because my parents couldn't afford it.

After the past auxiliary did, use the base form of the verb: have, not had. After the modal verb could, use the base form afford. The phrase couldn't able to is incorrect because it combines two modal expressions. Use either couldn't afford or weren't able to afford.

× No, I didn't had a bike because my parents couldn't able to afford it.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike because my parents couldn't afford it.

Could is a modal verb and must be followed directly by a base verb. Therefore, say couldn't afford, not couldn't able to afford. Alternatively, you can say weren't able to afford.

× My father is a low paid employee.

✓ My father was a low-paid employee.

The answer is describing your childhood, so the past form was is more appropriate than the present form is. Also, low-paid is written with a hyphen when it comes before a noun.

× I used to dream more for regular biques stickers on it.

✓ I used to dream of having a regular bike with stickers on it.

The verb dream is followed by of when describing something you wanted or imagined: dream of having. The preposition with correctly shows that the bike had stickers.

× I used to dream more for regular biques stickers on it.

✓ I used to dream of having a regular bike with stickers on it.

After dream of, use a gerund, which is the -ing form of the verb. Therefore, say dream of having, not dream of have.

× I never had but I I would make it at someday.

✓ I never had one, but I thought I would get one someday.

The original sentence is incomplete and contains an unnecessary repeated pronoun. The corrected version uses one to refer to a bike and adds the verb get to form a complete and natural sentence. The phrase at someday is also corrected to someday.

× My friends used to have and I used to use that bike.

✓ My friends used to have bikes, and I used to use their bikes.

The pronoun that refers to one specific bike, but the sentence refers to the bikes belonging to several friends. Their is the correct possessive pronoun, and bikes agrees with the plural meaning.

× My friends used to have and I used to use that bike.

✓ My friends used to have bikes, and I used to use their bikes.

Because the subject is my friends, the noun should normally be plural: bikes. Using bikes also makes the meaning clear that several friends had bicycles.

× Every man used to dream of having a bike and roaming on it with friends.

✓ Everyone used to dream of having a bike and riding it with friends.

Every man is grammatically possible, but it incorrectly suggests that only men had this dream. Everyone is a more accurate singular pronoun for people in general. The phrase riding it is also the natural expression for traveling on a bike.

× There are a lot of options in here.

✓ There are a lot of options available here.

In here usually refers to being inside a particular place and is unnecessary in this context. Available here clearly expresses that many choices exist in the country or market.