Bike— Part 1 채점 보고서

제안: 질문에 직접 답하려고 했지만, “I have not”보다는 과거 경험을 말하는 “I didn’t have a bike”가 자연스럽습니다. “since I was child”는 “when I was a child” 또는 “since I was a child”로 고쳐야 하며, “go out and play with sports”는 어색하므로 “go outside or play sports”라고 표현하는 것이 좋습니다. 또한 “because”와 “so”를 함께 사용하기보다 하나의 연결어만 사용하고, 자전거가 없었던 구체적인 이유를 간결하게 설명하면 더 효과적입니다.

예시: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. I wasn’t very interested in going outside or playing sports, so I usually stayed indoors. As a result, I never really had the chance to learn how to ride one.

제안: “many, most of people”처럼 중복해서 말하지 말고 “many people” 또는 “most people” 중 하나를 사용해야 합니다. “use a way to move somewhere”는 부자연스러우므로 “use bikes to get around”라고 표현하고, “bike way”는 “bike lanes”가 적절합니다. 답변의 핵심인 자전거의 인기 여부를 먼저 분명히 말한 뒤, 자전거 도로와 이용 목적 같은 구체적인 근거를 연결어로 설명하세요. 다만 한국에서는 자동차와 대중교통도 많이 이용하므로 자전거가 매우 흔하다고 과장하기보다 “fairly popular”라고 표현하면 더 정확합니다.

예시: Yes, bikes are fairly popular in Korea, especially in large cities. Many people use them to get around or to exercise, and there are bike lanes along many roads and rivers. However, cars and public transportation are still more common for commuting.

× Actually I have not because since I was child I don't like to go out and play with sports, so I didn't have a chance to ride a bike.

✓ Actually, I didn't. Since I was a child, I didn't like to go out and play sports, so I didn't have a chance to ride a bike.

The question asks about a past situation, so the answer should use the past tense: didn't instead of have not and didn't like instead of don't like. When describing a past period, keep the relevant verbs consistently in the past tense.

× Actually I have not because since I was child I don't like to go out and play with sports, so I didn't have a chance to ride a bike.

✓ Actually, I didn't. Since I was a child, I didn't like to go out and play sports, so I didn't have a chance to ride a bike.

The natural expression is play sports, not play with sports. Use play sports when referring to participating in sports activities. Practice common verb-and-noun combinations such as play soccer, play sports, and go cycling.

× Actually I have not because since I was child I don't like to go out and play with sports, so I didn't have a chance to ride a bike.

✓ Actually, I didn't. Since I was a child, I didn't like to go out and play sports, so I didn't have a chance to ride a bike.

Because and since are both subordinating conjunctions, so using them together is unnecessary and makes the sentence structure unclear. Use either because or since, or begin a new sentence with Since.

× Actually I have not because since I was child I don't like to go out and play with sports, so I didn't have a chance to ride a bike.

✓ Actually, I didn't. Since I was a child, I didn't like to go out and play sports, so I didn't have a chance to ride a bike.

Singular countable nouns usually need an article. Therefore, say a child and a chance, not was child and have chance. Check singular countable nouns whenever they appear without a determiner.

× I think it's a common vehicle in Korea.

✓ I think they are common vehicles in Korea.

The topic is bikes, which is plural, so the plural pronoun they is more appropriate than the singular pronoun it. Make sure the pronoun agrees in number with the noun it refers to.

× Uh, many, most of people use a way to move somewhere, but there is a bike way in most of the road so many people use the bicycles too.

✓ Uh, most people use bikes to get around, and there are bike lanes on most roads, so many people use bicycles too.

Most is used directly before a plural noun when speaking generally: most people. Do not say most of people. Use most of the people only when referring to a specific group.

× Uh, many, most of people use a way to move somewhere, but there is a bike way in most of the road so many people use the bicycles too.

✓ Uh, most people use bikes to get around, and there are bike lanes on most roads, so many people use bicycles too.

The noun after there is plural: bike lanes. Therefore, use there are, not there is. Remember to match is with a singular noun and are with a plural noun.

× Uh, many, most of people use a way to move somewhere, but there is a bike way in most of the road so many people use the bicycles too.

✓ Uh, most people use bikes to get around, and there are bike lanes on most roads, so many people use bicycles too.

Use on with roads, not in: on most roads. Also, use a natural expression such as get around to describe moving from place to place. Pay attention to the prepositions commonly used with places and surfaces.

× Uh, many, most of people use a way to move somewhere, but there is a bike way in most of the road so many people use the bicycles too.

✓ Uh, most people use bikes to get around, and there are bike lanes on most roads, so many people use bicycles too.

When speaking about bicycles in general, do not use the definite article the before bicycles. Say use bicycles, not use the bicycles, unless you mean specific bicycles that have already been identified.