Bike— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Answer in the past tense because the question asks about your childhood. Use the correct possessive form “cousin’s bike” and the past tense “borrowed.” Begin with a direct answer, then add a brief supporting detail for a more natural response.

Exemplo: No, sadly, I didn’t have my own bike when I was a child. I usually borrowed my cousin’s bike and rode it around our neighborhood. I really enjoyed cycling with my friends.

Sugestão: Use the plural subject “bikes are” rather than “it is,” and replace “the old ones” with the more natural phrase “older people.” Organize the contrasting ideas with linking words such as “however,” and keep the perspective consistent: say either “children enjoyed riding” or “my friends and I enjoyed riding.” Add a specific reason or example to support your opinion.

Exemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among older people because they are an affordable and convenient form of transportation. However, when I was a child, owning a bike was considered a luxury for many families. My friends and I enjoyed riding around the neighborhood after school.

× Sadly I don't have, I just use my cousins bike I borrow from her.

✓ Sadly, I didn't have a bike; I just used my cousin's bike, which I borrowed from her.

The question asks about your childhood, so the verbs should be in the past tense: didn't have, used, and borrowed. The semicolon and relative pronoun which also make the sentence structure clearer.

× It is popular in our country.

✓ They are popular in our country.

The noun bikes is plural, so it should be replaced by the plural pronoun they, not the singular pronoun it. The verb must also agree with the plural subject: they are.

× But for kids when I was a child, it's a luxury for us.

✓ But when I was a child, bikes were a luxury for us.

Bikes is a plural noun, so the plural verb were is required. The phrase when I was a child should come before the main clause to make the sentence more natural.

× But for kids when I was a child, it's a luxury for us.

✓ But when I was a child, bikes were a luxury for us.

Because you are describing your childhood, use the past tense were instead of the present-tense form is. Avoid contractions such as it's in this sentence because the full form makes the past-time meaning clearer.

× We enjoy riding the bike with me and my friends.

✓ My friends and I enjoyed riding bikes together.

The topic is your childhood, so enjoyed is more appropriate than enjoy. The phrase my friends and I is used as the subject, and bikes is more natural when speaking about riding bicycles in general.

× We enjoy riding the bike with me and my friends.

✓ My friends and I enjoyed riding bikes together.

When referring to bicycles in general, use the plural noun bikes rather than the singular phrase the bike. Also, my friends and I correctly identifies the people who enjoyed the activity.