Write about the following topic:
Cycling is more environmentally friendly than other forms of transport. Why is it not popular in many places ? An how to increase its popularity ?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
It is obvious that cycling is more eco-friendly than other forms of private transport. However, not so many people use it. There are several reasons for this trend and also a list of measures can be taken to make bicycle a more popular means of transport.
There are number of reasons why people are reluctant to choose cycling. Firstly, riding a bike is a physical demanding activity. It requires a reasonable level of fitness to take a journey of any distance, go up a hill or cope with bad weather such as heavy rains or biting winds. Secondly, many people refuse cycling because of the danger of busy roads. Despite the modern roads which make journeys less hazadours than before, cyclists have to face with heavy traffic most of the time. It means that air pollution, noise from cars and motorbikes, even accidents are waiting to harm them. Finally, travelling by bike takes lots of time, longer than other forms of transport, the main factors in busy and stressful lives nowadays.
With many effective public and private inititates, there are always opportunities for cycling to be more popular. It begins with the alter from each people. They can take short distance first to get acquaintance with cycling, maybe from their houses to nearest shops. Furthermore, campaigns in media, in local communities or at work could promote the benefits of riding a bike, and workplaces need to have changing facilities and hot showers for employees arriving cold or wet from cycling. Also authorities should introduce congest fee to prevent the use of many cars and motorbikes together with building more cycle lanes and safe bike parks. These ensure safe and fast journey.
There any many reasons why cycling is not as popular as other kinds of transport in spite of its advantages. With appropriate campaigns and investment, it is possible to encourage people use bicycle more.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 64, Rule ID: AFFORD_VBG[1]
Message: This verb is used with infinitive: 'to cycle'.
Suggestion: to cycle
...sons why people are reluctant to choose cycling. Firstly, riding a bike is a physical d...
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Line 5, column 130, Rule ID: A_INFINITVE[1]
Message: Probably a wrong construction: a/the + infinitive
...ling to be more popular. It begins with the alter from each people. They can take short d...
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Line 5, column 251, Rule ID: THE_SUPERLATIVE[2]
Message: A determiner is probably missing here: 'to the nearest'.
Suggestion: to the nearest
...e with cycling, maybe from their houses to nearest shops. Furthermore, campaigns in media,...
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Line 5, column 492, Rule ID: SENT_START_CONJUNCTIVE_LINKING_ADVERB_COMMA[1]
Message: Did you forget a comma after a conjunctive/linking adverb?
Suggestion: Also,
...yees arriving cold or wet from cycling. Also authorities should introduce congest fe...
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Line 5, column 516, Rule ID: THE_SUPERLATIVE[2]
Message: A determiner is probably missing here: 'introduce the congest'.
Suggestion: introduce the congest
...t from cycling. Also authorities should introduce congest fee to prevent the use of many cars and...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, finally, first, firstly, furthermore, however, may, second, secondly, so, in fact, such as, in spite of
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 12.0 13.1623246493 91% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 7.85571142285 64% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 10.4138276553 134% => OK
Relative clauses : 3.0 7.30460921844 41% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 14.0 24.0651302605 58% => OK
Preposition: 46.0 41.998997996 110% => OK
Nominalization: 5.0 8.3376753507 60% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1569.0 1615.20841683 97% => OK
No of words: 315.0 315.596192385 100% => OK
Chars per words: 4.98095238095 5.12529762239 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.21286593061 4.20363070211 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.5924012455 2.80592935109 92% => OK
Unique words: 189.0 176.041082164 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.6 0.561755894193 107% => OK
syllable_count: 497.7 506.74238477 98% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 5.43587174349 129% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 2.10420841683 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 4.0 4.76152304609 84% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 18.0 16.0721442886 112% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 20.2975951904 84% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 46.8994195652 49.4020404114 95% => OK
Chars per sentence: 87.1666666667 106.682146367 82% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.5 20.7667163134 84% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.05555555556 7.06120827912 86% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 5.01903807615 100% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 8.67935871743 69% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 3.9879759519 176% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 3.4128256513 147% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.246228219594 0.244688304435 101% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0790861996474 0.084324248473 94% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0852674596438 0.0667982634062 128% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.181557644655 0.151304729494 120% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0723275830203 0.056905535591 127% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.8 13.0946893788 82% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 54.22 50.2224549098 108% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.44779559118 42% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.9 11.3001002004 88% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.31 12.4159519038 91% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.44 8.58950901804 98% => OK
difficult_words: 79.0 78.4519038076 101% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 6.5 9.78957915832 66% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 10.1190380762 87% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 10.7795591182 102% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 78.6516853933 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.0 Out of 9
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.