Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer directly using the past tense: say “Yes, I did” or “No, I didn’t.” Then explain what kind of bike you had and who gave it to you. Use “when I was a child” rather than “in my child,” and avoid repeating the same idea.

例: Yes, I did. My parents gave me a small bike when I was about seven, and I used to ride it around our neighborhood.

提案: Give a clear reason in a complete sentence. Say “many people can’t afford a car” instead of “many people are not affordable car,” and finish your thought—for example, explain that bikes are an affordable way to travel. Use a linking word such as “so” to connect the reason and result.

例: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country because many people can’t afford a car. As a result, they use bikes because they’re a cheaper and more convenient way to get around.

× I have, uh, not a bike in my child.

✓ I didn't have a bike as a child.

The question asks about a time in the past, so use the simple past form didn't have. The phrase have not a bike is also not the correct way to form this negative; use didn't have.

× in my child

✓ as a child

Use as a child to describe someone's age or stage of life. In my child is not grammatical; you could also say in my childhood.

× They gave me cycle.

✓ They gave me a bicycle.

Cycle is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article. Use a before it. Bicycle is a more common word in this context.

× Yes, bikes are popular in my country because. Uh. Because many people are not affordable car, so they buy a bike for our.

✓ Yes, bikes are popular in my country because many people cannot afford a car, so they buy bikes.

Because should introduce a complete reason clause, not stand alone as a fragment. Avoid separating it from the clause it introduces. Also, do not use because and so together to connect the same reason and result; this correction keeps because and removes so.

× Many people are not affordable car.

✓ Many people cannot afford a car.

Affordable describes something that does not cost too much; it does not describe people who are unable to pay for something. Use the verb afford, as in cannot afford a car.

× They buy a bike for our.

✓ They buy bikes for themselves.

Our is a possessive determiner and cannot stand alone after for. If the buyers purchase bikes for their own use, use the reflexive pronoun themselves.