Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly and use the correct past tense. Also, “bike” and “bicycle” have the same meaning, so the response is contradictory. Use “I didn’t have a bike” or explain what type of bicycle you had. Add one specific detail to make the answer more developed.

例: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. However, I sometimes borrowed my cousin’s bicycle to ride around our neighborhood.

提案: Use the plural form “bikes” and avoid repeated words and incomplete phrases. State your main idea clearly, then give one or two specific reasons. Use linking words such as “because” and “especially.” Be careful to distinguish between bicycles and motorbikes; “Activa” is a type of scooter, not a general term for women riding motorcycles.

例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially in smaller towns and rural areas. Many people use bicycles because they are affordable and convenient for short journeys. Motor scooters are also very common, particularly among women who commute to work or college.

× No, I have not a bike, but I have a bicycle.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike, but I had a bicycle.

The question asks about a past situation: when you were a child. Therefore, use the simple past form did not have or didn't have instead of the present perfect form have not. The verb have should also be changed to had in the second clause.

× Yes, bike is very popular in our country because all the persons ride on bikes.

✓ Yes, bikes are very popular in our country because people ride bikes.

When speaking about bikes in general, use the plural noun bikes with the plural verb are. The phrase people ride bikes is also grammatically natural for a general statement.

× That type of woman riding motorcycles, motorbikes sorry.

✓ Those women ride motorcycles, or rather, motorbikes.

The original phrase is not a complete sentence because riding is a participle and there is no finite verb. Use ride to form a complete present-tense sentence. Also, those women agrees with the plural meaning more naturally than that type of woman.