Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer directly, then add a few clear details. Use past tense consistently because you are describing your childhood: for example, say “It was red” and “It had a bell.” Avoid the unnatural phrase “the weight of the pedal”; explain what the gear shifter did instead. Your answer ends mid-sentence, so finish your thought and keep the response to no more than five sentences.

Ejemplo: Yes, I had a red bike when I was a child. It was one of the newest models at the time and had a bell and several gears. I loved riding it around my neighborhood, and I was the first child on my street to have one.

Sugerencia: Give a direct answer and support it with a clear reason or two. Make the subject and verb agree: use “bikes are popular” rather than “it is,” and “gas prices are” rather than “gas prices is.” Use a natural phrase such as “short trips” instead of “short travels,” and avoid repeating the idea of short journeys.

Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in cities. Since fuel is expensive, many people use them for short trips or commutes. Cycling is also a convenient way to get some exercise.

× It's colored red and it's the top of the line when it was released during that time.

✓ It was red, and it was top of the line when it was released.

The answer describes a bike from the past, so use the past-tense forms was rather than the present-tense form it's. The phrase during that time is unnecessary because when it was released already places the event in the past.

× It also has a bell in it, it has a shifter that controls the speed and the weight of the pedal.

✓ It also had a bell, and it had a shifter that controlled the speed and the weight of the pedal.

Because the student is describing a bike they had as a child, use past-tense verbs: had and controlled. When telling a story about a past possession, keep the verbs in the past tense unless describing something that is still true now.

× It also has a bell in it, it has a shifter that controls the speed and the weight of the pedal.

✓ It also had a bell, and it had a shifter that controlled the speed and the weight of the pedal.

The original joins two independent clauses with only a comma, creating a comma splice. Join the clauses with a coordinating conjunction such as and, or separate them into two sentences.

× And it's really nice because I was the first kid who has a

✓ And it was really nice because I was the first kid who had a...

The answer refers to a childhood experience, so use was and had to keep the verbs in the past tense. The transcript appears to stop mid-sentence, so the ellipsis shows that the remaining words are missing.

× Yes, it is.

✓ Yes, they are.

The question asks about bikes, which is plural, so the answer should use the plural pronoun they and the matching verb are. Use it is when referring to a singular item or idea.

× It is very popular since the gas prices here is so expensive that it's better to just use a bike especially when doing short travels or just short commutes.

✓ It is very popular since the gas prices here are so expensive that it's better to just use a bike, especially when doing short travels or just short commutes.

The subject gas prices is plural, so it requires the plural verb are, not is. Make sure the verb agrees with the subject, even when other words come between them.