Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Improve grammar (correct tense and verb forms), make the response more natural and slightly expand with one specific detail. Use a clear topic sentence, then one or two supporting details with a linking word. Keep it within 3–4 sentences.

例: Yes — I had a bike from the age of eight. I rode it regularly to school, and it became my main way of getting around. For example, I would cycle every morning with a friend, which helped me arrive on time and stay active.

提案: Make the answer more natural and cohesive by using correct pronouns and linking words, add a specific example or statistic to support your claim, and avoid repetition. Begin with a clear topic sentence, then add one or two specific supporting details.

例: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are cheap and convenient for short trips. For instance, many people ride to the local market or students cycle to school; in some towns, up to 40% of daily trips are made by bike.

× Yes, I ride a bike since I was 8 years old.

✓ Yes, I have ridden a bike since I was 8 years old.

The sentence uses a time period starting in the past and continuing to the present (since I was 8), so the present perfect is required (have/has + past participle). Using simple present 'ride' is incorrect for this meaning. Suggestion: use present perfect 'have ridden' to show an action that began in the past and continues to now.

× I used to ride it regularly to school.

✓ I used to ride it regularly to school.

No correction needed. The phrase 'used to' correctly indicates a habitual action in the past. Keep as is.

× Bikes are very popular in my country.

✓ Bikes are very popular in my country.

No correction needed. The simple present correctly states a general truth or habitual fact.

× It is a mode of transport to shorter distances.

✓ They are a mode of transport for short distances.

The original uses 'It' incorrectly to refer to bikes (plural), and 'to shorter distances' is unidiomatic. Correct to plural subject 'They' and use the phrase 'for short distances'. Also 'a mode' can stay but must agree with plural subject by meaning; here 'They are a mode' is acceptable to mean 'bicycles serve as a mode'.

× People regularly use their bikes to go to markets or students use them to go to school.

✓ People regularly use their bikes to go to markets, and students use them to go to school.

The original sentence runs two clauses together without proper conjunction punctuation. Add 'and' to join the clauses and a comma for clarity. Pronoun use 'their' and 'them' is acceptable, but the sentence needed correct conjunction and punctuation to separate ideas. Suggestion: use 'and' to join independent clauses and include a comma before 'and' if needed for clarity.