Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the question directly using the past tense: “Yes, I had a bike.” Avoid fillers such as “uh” and “umm,” and use natural expressions such as “ride a scooter” rather than “drive a bike.” Organize the answer with a clear topic sentence, followed by a specific detail about riding with your cousins and a brief explanation of why you stopped cycling. Also, say “lost interest in riding bikes,” not “lost interest with using bike.”

例: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I really enjoyed riding it with my cousins. We often cycled around our neighborhood on weekends, which was great fun. As I got older, I started riding a scooter and eventually driving a car, so I gradually lost interest in cycling.

提案: Use the plural form “bikes” and avoid repeating “much easier” and “rather than.” Give a direct opinion first, then support it with two clear reasons: narrow roads and heavy traffic. Use more natural phrasing such as “weaving through traffic” or “getting around congested streets,” while maintaining accurate grammar and concise sentence structure.

例: Yes, bikes are extremely popular in India. They are well suited to our narrow and congested roads, and they are also more convenient than cars in heavy traffic. In addition, bikes are generally cheaper to maintain, so many people use them for their daily commute.

× Yes, I do had a bike when I was a child.

✓ Yes, I did have a bike when I was a child.

Because the question is in the past tense, use the past auxiliary did. After did, the main verb must be in its base form: have, not had. Do not use do had together.

× I used to like uh, biking, umm and it used to be really fun to go with my cousins out.

✓ I used to like biking, and it used to be really fun to go out with my cousins.

The adverb out should come after the verb go and before the following phrase: go out with my cousins. This is the natural word order for this expression.

× Yes, bike is and has always been popular in India.

✓ Yes, bikes are and have always been popular in India.

The sentence refers to bikes as a general form of transportation, so use the plural noun bikes. The plural subject requires the plural verbs are and have.

× So then I just lost interest with umm, you know, using bike.

✓ So then I just lost interest in using bikes.

The correct fixed expression is lose interest in something, not lose interest with something. Use the preposition in after interest.

× So then I just lost interest with umm, you know, using bike.

✓ So then I just lost interest in using bikes.

When speaking about bicycles in general, use the plural countable noun bikes rather than the singular noun bike without an article. You could also say using a bike when referring to one nonspecific bicycle.

× because especially when it's a lot of traffic, it will be much easier for you to just pass the traffic if you're on a bike rather than being in a car.

✓ because especially when there is a lot of traffic, it is much easier for you to get through it if you are on a bike rather than in a car.

Use the there is structure to introduce the existence or amount of traffic: there is a lot of traffic. The phrase it is a lot of traffic is not grammatically correct for this meaning.

× because especially when it's a lot of traffic, it will be much easier for you to just pass the traffic if you're on a bike rather than being in a car.

✓ because especially when there is a lot of traffic, it is much easier for you to get through it if you are on a bike rather than in a car.

The sentence describes a general situation, so use the present tense it is rather than the future form it will be. General facts and repeated situations are normally expressed in the present tense.