Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Your answer does not clearly answer the question because “bath” should be “bike.” Also, the sentence “my grandmother bought for me a first year birthday” is unclear and grammatically incorrect. Begin with a direct answer, then add one or two specific details about who bought the bike and how you used it. Use the past tense consistently and avoid repeating the idea of buying.

Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike when I was five years old. My grandmother bought it for me as a birthday present. I often rode it around my neighborhood after school.

Sugerencia: You express a clear comparison between the present and the past, but the grammar and word choices need improvement. Say “bikes are not very popular now” instead of “now that is not popular too much,” and use “were” rather than “is” when discussing the past. Explain why bikes were more popular in the past and, if possible, mention a specific modern alternative such as cars or public transportation. Use linking words such as “however” and “because” to connect your ideas smoothly.

Ejemplo: Bikes are not very popular in my country nowadays. However, they were much more common in the past because people used them as an inexpensive way to travel. These days, most people prefer cars or public transportation, especially for longer journeys.

× Umm, my grandmother bought for me a first year birthday so I had to buy.

✓ Umm, my grandmother bought me a bike for my first birthday, so I had one.

The verb buy normally follows the pattern buy someone something, so bought me a bike is more natural than bought for me a bike. The preposition for is used before the occasion: for my first birthday. The phrase had to buy is incomplete because buy needs an object in this context; had one correctly refers to having a bike.

× Umm, my grandmother bought for me a first year birthday so I had to buy.

✓ Umm, my grandmother bought me a bike for my first birthday, so I had one.

First birthday refers to a specific birthday, so the possessive determiner my is needed. Also, bike requires the article a because it is a singular countable noun mentioned for the first time.

× Umm, my grandmother bought for me a first year birthday so I had to buy.

✓ Umm, my grandmother bought me a bike for my first birthday, so I had one.

The original sentence has an incomplete and unclear structure. The clause had to buy does not express the intended meaning because it lacks a clear object. Use had one to mean that you possessed a bike. A comma before so helps separate the two independent clauses.

× Actually, now that is not popular too much.

✓ Actually, bikes are not very popular now.

Very is used before the adjective popular to express degree. Too much is not natural in this sentence. Also, now is placed at the end, where it sounds more natural when describing the current situation.

× Actually, now that is not popular too much.

✓ Actually, bikes are not very popular now.

That is a singular demonstrative pronoun, but the topic is bikes, which is plural. Repeat the noun bikes or use the plural pronoun they.

× Actually, now that is not popular too much.

✓ Actually, bikes are not very popular now.

Bikes is a plural noun, so it should be used with the plural verb are. The original sentence incorrectly uses the singular pronoun that.

× In the past, that is the more popular thing to transport everywhere.

✓ In the past, bikes were the most popular means of transportation.

The phrase in the past requires the past tense. Use were instead of is because the subject bikes is plural and the situation occurred in the past.

× In the past, that is the more popular thing to transport everywhere.

✓ In the past, bikes were the most popular means of transportation.

That does not clearly refer to bikes and is singular. Use the noun bikes to make the subject clear and grammatically consistent.

× In the past, that is the more popular thing to transport everywhere.

✓ In the past, bikes were the most popular means of transportation.

When comparing bikes with all other forms of transportation, use the superlative form most popular, not the comparative form more popular. The phrase means of transportation is also the natural expression for a method of travel.