自行车— Part 1 評分報告

建議: Answer the question directly, then explain briefly why you did not have a bike. Avoid the confusing phrase “when I was a child until now” and the repeated “until now.” Use the present perfect for a situation that continues to the present (“I’ve never learned”), and check subject–verb agreement: “that may sound,” not “that can literally sounds.”

範例: No, I didn’t have a bike as a child because I never learned how to ride one. In fact, I still can’t ride a bicycle, so I’ve never felt the need to buy one.

建議: Make the comparison clear by distinguishing bicycles from motorbikes, and give a concise reason or example. Replace “people tended to ride” with “people tend to ride” for a current trend, and use “motorbikes are faster” to match the plural subject. Avoid repeating “because” and reduce fillers.

範例: Bicycles are not as popular as motorbikes in Vietnam. Many people use motorbikes for their daily commute because they are faster and more convenient, especially when travelling longer distances.

× I didn't have my own bike when I was a child until now.

✓ I didn't have my own bike as a child, and I still don't have one.

The sentence combines a past time expression, when I was a child, with until now in a way that makes the time relationship unclear. Use the past tense for childhood and the present tense for the situation that continues now.

× I mean that can literally sounds ridiculous, but until now I actually don't know how to ride a bicycle.

✓ I mean, that can literally sound ridiculous, but I still don't know how to ride a bicycle.

A modal verb such as can must be followed by the base form of the verb. Use sound, not sounds. Still is a clear way to express that the situation continues to the present.

× So that's why I didn't get one when I was a child and until now.

✓ So that's why I didn't get one as a child, and I still haven't gotten one.

The phrase when I was a child and until now joins two time expressions that do not fit together grammatically. Use a past clause for childhood and a separate clause to explain that the situation continues to the present.

× I think uh motorbikes are more popular in my country, which is Vietnam, instead of bikes, because uh people tended to ride by motorbikes nowadays much more than bikes because you know uh everything is changing and motorbikes is faster.

✓ I think motorbikes are more popular than bicycles in my country, Vietnam, because people ride motorbikes much more often nowadays. Everything is changing, and motorbikes are faster.

Ride is used directly with the vehicle, so say ride motorbikes, not ride by motorbikes. By motorbike is possible when describing a mode of transportation, as in travel by motorbike. Also, use than to compare popularity; instead of expresses substitution rather than comparison.

× I think uh motorbikes are more popular in my country, which is Vietnam, instead of bikes, because uh people tended to ride by motorbikes nowadays much more than bikes because you know uh everything is changing and motorbikes is faster.

✓ I think motorbikes are more popular than bicycles in my country, Vietnam, because people tend to ride motorbikes much more often nowadays. Everything is changing, and motorbikes are faster.

Tended is past tense, but nowadays refers to a current habit. Use the present-tense form tend to for a habit that is true now.

× I think uh motorbikes are more popular in my country, which is Vietnam, instead of bikes, because uh people tended to ride by motorbikes nowadays much more than bikes because you know uh everything is changing and motorbikes is faster.

✓ I think motorbikes are more popular than bicycles in my country, Vietnam, because people tend to ride motorbikes much more often nowadays. Everything is changing, and motorbikes are faster.

Motorbikes is a plural subject, so it must take the plural verb are, not is. Make sure the verb agrees with the subject in number.