Bike— Part 1 採点レポート

提案: Answer the question directly using the past tense: “Yes, I did.” Then clarify whether you still have a bike now. Avoid the unnatural phrase “I have and currently I have also today”; use “I still have one today” instead.

例: Yes, I did, and I still have a bike today.

提案: State your opinion clearly, then give a specific reason. Say “in the Philippines” rather than “in my country in the Philippines,” use “not just because they are trendy,” and correct “many chose” to “many people choose.” Avoid fillers such as “uh” and use a linking phrase like “because” or “as a result.”

例: Yes, bicycles and motorcycles are quite popular in the Philippines. Public transport can be difficult to use in some areas, so many people choose them as a convenient way to get around.

× Yes, I have and currently I have also today.

✓ Yes, I did, and I have one now.

The question asks about having a bike during childhood, so the answer should use the past-tense auxiliary did rather than the present-tense have. Use have one now to clearly express that you still own a bike.

× Yes, I think that bikes are popular in my country in the Philippines but not because it is trends but it is necessary because there is uh, it's hard to commute in the Philippines and many chose to get bicycle or motorcycle.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, the Philippines, not because they are trendy but because they are necessary. It is hard to commute in the Philippines, so many people choose to get a bicycle or a motorcycle.

The pronoun it does not agree with its plural antecedent, bikes. Use they to refer to bikes.

× Yes, I think that bikes are popular in my country in the Philippines but not because it is trends but it is necessary because there is uh, it's hard to commute in the Philippines and many chose to get bicycle or motorcycle.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, the Philippines, not because they are trendy but because they are necessary. It is hard to commute in the Philippines, so many people choose to get a bicycle or a motorcycle.

Trends is a noun, but this sentence needs an adjective to describe bikes. Use trendy.

× Yes, I think that bikes are popular in my country in the Philippines but not because it is trends but it is necessary because there is uh, it's hard to commute in the Philippines and many chose to get bicycle or motorcycle.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, the Philippines, not because they are trendy but because they are necessary. It is hard to commute in the Philippines, so many people choose to get a bicycle or a motorcycle.

There is is used to say that something exists, but it is incorrectly placed before the complete clause it's hard to commute. Remove there is and begin the clause with It is hard to commute.

× Yes, I think that bikes are popular in my country in the Philippines but not because it is trends but it is necessary because there is uh, it's hard to commute in the Philippines and many chose to get bicycle or motorcycle.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, the Philippines, not because they are trendy but because they are necessary. It is hard to commute in the Philippines, so many people choose to get a bicycle or a motorcycle.

The sentence describes a general situation in the present, so use choose rather than the past-tense chose.

× Yes, I think that bikes are popular in my country in the Philippines but not because it is trends but it is necessary because there is uh, it's hard to commute in the Philippines and many chose to get bicycle or motorcycle.

✓ Yes, I think bikes are popular in my country, the Philippines, not because they are trendy but because they are necessary. It is hard to commute in the Philippines, so many people choose to get a bicycle or a motorcycle.

Bicycle and motorcycle are singular countable nouns, so they need an article in this context. Use a bicycle or a motorcycle.