Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Сразу ответьте на вопрос, а затем кратко добавьте конкретные детали: кто подарил велосипед, какого он был цвета и кто научил вас кататься. Исправьте грамматику: говорите “given to me by my parents”, “a pink bike I had been dreaming about” и “my grandparents taught me how to ride it”. Уберите слова-паразиты “uh” и не начинайте лишние или незаконченные фразы.

Ejemplo: Yes, I did. My parents gave me a pink bike when I was little, and I was over the moon because I had always wanted one. My grandparents taught me how to ride it, so I have very fond memories of that bike.

Sugerencia: Сформулируйте мнение прямо и избегайте противоречия: вместо “I don’t think so” с последующим “I don’t think ... is not popular” скажите “I don’t think bikes are very popular”. Используйте естественные выражения “a minority of people” и “the majority of people”, не повторяйте “bike” без необходимости. Подкрепите ответ одной ясной причиной, например тем, что многие предпочитают такси или личные автомобили.

Ejemplo: I don’t think bikes are very popular in my country. Relatively few people cycle regularly, as most people prefer taking a taxi or driving their own cars. As a result, cycling isn’t a common way to get around.

× That bike was given to me for my parents.

✓ That bike was given to me by my parents.

Use by to identify the person who performed the action in a passive sentence. For indicates a beneficiary or purpose, not the agent.

× It was actually, uh, like pink bike.

✓ It was actually a pink bike.

Use the article a before a singular countable noun such as bike. Like is unnecessary here and makes the noun phrase ungrammatical.

× It was actually, uh, like pink bike that I am. I've been dreaming about so.

✓ It was actually a pink bike that I had been dreaming about.

The speaker is describing a past event. Had been dreaming expresses an ongoing wish that existed before the bike was given. The original shifts to present and present perfect forms, which do not fit this past-time context.

× I don't think so because minority of people they have a bike and ride a bike.

✓ I don't think so because a minority of people have a bike and ride one.

Use a before the singular countable noun minority. The phrase a minority of people is the subject, so an additional they is not needed.

× I don't think so because minority of people they have a bike and ride a bike most majority of people they prefer taking a taxi or they do have their own cars.

✓ I don't think so because a minority of people have a bike and ride one, while the majority of people prefer taking a taxi or have their own cars.

The original joins two contrasting ideas without a suitable connector and repeats the subject with they. Use while to connect the contrast, and do not repeat the subject when it is already stated.

× Most majority of people they prefer taking a taxi.

✓ The majority of people prefer taking a taxi.

Most and majority should not be combined in this phrase. Use the majority of people to refer to more than half of the group.

× So I don't think that riding a bike is not really popular in my country.

✓ So I don't think that riding a bike is really popular in my country.

The negative don't think already makes the statement negative. Adding not creates an unintended double negative. Remove not to express that bike riding is not popular.