Bike— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Answer the question directly with a clear topic sentence. Use “There used to be...” instead of “There is to be,” and use the possessive form “my uncle’s” rather than “one of my uncle.” Avoid adding “right?” because you are not asking the examiner to confirm your statement. Add one specific detail about how you used the bike.

Exemplo: No, I didn’t have my own bike when I was a child. There used to be one at my uncle’s house, and I sometimes borrowed it when I visited him. I enjoyed riding it around his neighborhood.

Sugestão: State your opinion once and avoid repeating “it is.” Use the plural subject “bikes” with “are,” and say “my father has one” instead of “my father have 1.” Organize the answer with a linking word such as “For example” and explain why bikes are popular or why you want one.

Exemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among young people. For example, my father has one and often uses it for short trips. I would also like to have my own bike because it would be convenient and good for my health.

× There is to be 1 bike when I was a child and I didn't own it, it was one of my uncle right?

✓ There was one bike when I was a child, and I did not own it. It belonged to one of my uncles, right?

Use there was, not there is to be, because you are describing the existence of one bike in the past. There was agrees with the singular noun one bike. The sentence also needs to be divided to avoid joining two complete sentences with only a comma.

× There is to be 1 bike when I was a child and I didn't own it, it was one of my uncle right?

✓ There was one bike when I was a child, and I did not own it. It belonged to one of my uncles, right?

The time expression when I was a child refers to the past, so use past-tense verbs: was, did not own, and belonged. Avoid using the present-tense form is in this past-time context.

× There is to be 1 bike when I was a child and I didn't own it, it was one of my uncle right?

✓ There was one bike when I was a child, and I did not own it. It belonged to one of my uncles, right?

After one of, the following countable noun must be plural. Therefore, use one of my uncles, not one of my uncle. Remember the pattern one of + plural noun.

× There is to be 1 bike when I was a child and I didn't own it, it was one of my uncle right?

✓ There was one bike when I was a child, and I did not own it. It belonged to one of my uncles, right?

The original sentence contains several complete ideas joined incorrectly with commas. Separate the ideas into two sentences or connect them with an appropriate conjunction. Also, belonged to is clearer than was one of when expressing ownership.

× It is, it is quite popular in my country. It's to be more precise, my father have 1 and I always want to have one bike on my own.

✓ They are quite popular in my country. More precisely, my father has one, and I have always wanted to have a bike of my own.

The noun bikes is plural, so use the plural pronoun they, not it. The phrase more precisely is the correct adverbial expression for adding specific information. Use a bike of my own rather than one bike on my own when expressing personal ownership.

× It is, it is quite popular in my country. It's to be more precise, my father have 1 and I always want to have one bike on my own.

✓ They are quite popular in my country. More precisely, my father has one, and I have always wanted to have a bike of my own.

The subject my father is third-person singular, so the present-tense verb must be has, not have. In the present perfect form, use has wanted, although have always wanted is appropriate here because the subject is I.

× It is, it is quite popular in my country. It's to be more precise, my father have 1 and I always want to have one bike on my own.

✓ They are quite popular in my country. More precisely, my father has one, and I have always wanted to have a bike of my own.

The answer describes a continuing desire that started in the past and is still relevant now. The present perfect form have always wanted is more suitable than the simple present want. Use has with my father because it is a singular subject.

× It is, it is quite popular in my country. It's to be more precise, my father have 1 and I always want to have one bike on my own.

✓ They are quite popular in my country. More precisely, my father has one, and I have always wanted to have a bike of my own.

Use the indefinite article a before the singular countable noun bike when referring to a bike in general or one that you would like to own. The natural expression is a bike of my own.