Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly and make the ownership clear. “Of course I had” is slightly unnatural because the bike belonged to your brother. You could say that you used or shared your brother’s bike, and add one specific detail about when or where you rode it.

例: Yes, I used to ride my brother’s bike when I was a child. We often shared it and rode around our neighborhood after school. I really enjoyed it because it gave me a sense of freedom.

提案: Answer specifically about your country instead of beginning with a general statement about many countries. Use accurate and natural expressions, such as “most teenagers ride bikes on the streets” and “bikes can be noisy.” Organize your ideas with a clear reason or example, and avoid unclear phrases like “every single St.”

例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among teenagers. Many of them ride bikes to school or around their neighborhoods because cycling is convenient and inexpensive. However, bicycles can sometimes be noisy and dangerous on busy streets.

× Of course I had, but it was my brother's bike.

✓ Of course I did, but it was my brother's bike.

The question uses the past-tense auxiliary did: Did you have a bike...? In a short answer, repeat did rather than using the main verb had. You can also give the complete answer: Of course I had a bike, but it was my brother's bike.

× So in my country most of the teenagers ride a bike in every single St.

✓ So, in my country, most teenagers ride bikes on the streets.

When speaking about teenagers and bicycles in general, use the plural forms teenagers and bikes. Most teenagers is also more natural than most of the teenagers when referring to teenagers generally. Use plural nouns for general statements about groups and objects.

× So in my country most of the teenagers ride a bike in every single St.

✓ So, in my country, most teenagers ride bikes on the streets.

The natural preposition for riding along streets is on, not in. Also, write street in full rather than using the abbreviation St. in this sentence. Remember to check which preposition normally follows an activity or location expression.

× Sometimes it's a noise, but sometimes it looks very cool.

✓ Sometimes they are noisy, but sometimes they look very cool.

The pronoun it is singular, but it refers to bikes, which is plural. Use they for bikes. Make sure that a pronoun agrees in number with the noun it refers to.

× Sometimes it's a noise, but sometimes it looks very cool.

✓ Sometimes they are noisy, but sometimes they look very cool.

Noise is a noun, but this sentence needs an adjective to describe the bikes or the sound they make. Use noisy after are: They are noisy. Use adjectives after linking verbs such as be when describing a subject.

× Sometimes it's a noise, but sometimes it looks very cool.

✓ Sometimes they are noisy, but sometimes they look very cool.

The subject they is plural, so the verb must be look, not looks. Similarly, use are rather than is with they. Always match the verb form to the subject's number.