Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the examiner's question directly and use the past tense because it refers to your childhood. Begin with a clear answer such as “Yes, I did” or “No, I didn’t,” and add one specific detail or reason. Avoid repeating the question or changing it into a different question.

例: Yes, I did. I had a small blue bike when I was about seven years old, and I often rode it around my neighborhood with my friends.

提案: Give a complete and grammatically accurate answer. Use the plural form “bikes are” and connect your supporting ideas with linking words such as “because” and “also.” Replace “old men” with the more natural phrase “older people,” and complete the final sentence by explaining how bikes are used. Add a specific example or result, while keeping the answer within four or five sentences.

例: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country because they are convenient and inexpensive. People of all ages, including children, adults, and older people, ride them for exercise and transportation. For example, many people cycle to work or use bikes to travel short distances.

× Do you have a bike when you are a child?

✓ Did you have a bike when you were a child?

The question asks about a past period, so both the auxiliary verb and the main verb should be in the past tense. Use did have and were instead of do have and are.

× Yes bike is very popular in my country.

✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country.

The statement refers to bikes in general, so use the plural noun bikes and the plural verb are. When speaking generally, plural countable nouns are commonly used without an article.

× Yes bike is very popular in my country.

✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in my country.

The singular countable noun bike cannot normally be used without an article. In this correction, the noun is changed to the plural form bikes, which does not need an article when referring to bikes in general.

× We can see it everywhere adults, children and old men always ride bicycles.

✓ We can see bikes everywhere. Adults, children, and older people always ride bicycles.

The original sentence joins two complete ideas without suitable punctuation or a conjunction. Separate the ideas into two sentences to make the structure clear.

× We can see it everywhere adults, children and old men always ride bicycles.

✓ We can see bikes everywhere. Adults, children, and older people always ride bicycles.

The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to bikes, which is plural. Use them or repeat the plural noun bikes. Repeating bikes also makes the meaning clearer.

× For exercising, for transportation,

✓ People ride bicycles for exercise and transportation.

The original phrase is a sentence fragment because it does not contain a subject and a main verb. Add People ride bicycles to form a complete sentence. Exercise is the natural noun after for in this context.