Bikers must stay away from walking trails

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Bikers must stay away from walking trails

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• Proofreading

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Bikers must stay away from walking trails

• Where can people enjoy biking in Hong Kong?
• Where can people enjoy hiking in Hong Kong?
• What would hikers object to bicycles in country
  parks?

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81. Bicycles are belong on the road. Walking
trails82. in the country parks are for
pedestrian83. to walk or jog along at their
leisure.

• Belong is a verb.
• It isnt being used in the passive voice, nor is
  it being used in the present continuous.
• Delete are.

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81. Bicycles are belong on the road. Walking
trails82. in the country parks are for
pedestrian83. to walk or jog along at their
leisure.

• Line 83 says their leisure.
• Not only one pedestrian uses the country parks.
• Replace pedestrian with pedestrians.

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81. Bicycles are belong on the road. Walking
trails82. in the country parks are for
pedestrian83. to walk or jog along at their
leisure.

• No errors.

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84. People who own mountain bikes is not
forced85. onto dangerous roads. They choose to
do this,86. rather than ride on the cycling
paths which open to them,

• The subject and the verb do not agree.
  (People/is)
• Replace is with are.

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84. People who own mountain bikes is not
forced85. onto dangerous roads. They choose to
do this,86. rather than ride on the cycling
paths which open to them,

• No errors.

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84. People who own mountain bikes is not
forced85. onto dangerous roads. They choose to
do this,86. rather than ride on the cycling
paths which open to them,

• Open can be a verb.
• Ex. He will open the door for you.
• Open can be an adjective.
• Ex. The window is open.
• What is it in this situation?
• What word is missing?
• Add are. paths which are open to them.

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87. or on the too many kilometres of special
cycling tracks88. which existing from Tai Wai to
Tai Po and beyond.

• Having many cycling paths in a city is generally
  considered to be a good thing.
• The word too is only used in a negative sense.
• Ex. Too hot, too cold, too tired, etc.
• Delete too.

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87. or on the too many kilometres of special
cycling tracks88. which existing from Tai Wai to
Tai Po and beyond.

• The paths will not be removed any time soon. They
  can be considered relatively permanent.
• Replace existing with exist.
• Which can also be deleted.

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91. If mountain bikers understood dangers92.
they have create for others in country parks,93.
they would not put those people in risk.

• There are many dangers in the world, but we are
  only talking about specific dangers - the dangers
  that are created by bikers.
• Add the. understood the dangers

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91. If mountain bikers understood dangers92.
they have create for others in country parks,93.
they would not put those people in risk.

• have create is neither the present tense nor
  the present perfect.
• Delete have or replace create with created.

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91. If mountain bikers understood dangers92.
they have create for others in country parks,93.
they would not put those people in risk.

• The wrong preposition is being used.
• Put someone ____ risk.
• Replace in with at.
• N.B. You can say put someone in danger.

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94. Indeed, a sensible mountain biker would
not95. want to on the same trail as walkers.

• No errors.

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94. Indeed, a sensible mountain biker would
not95. want to on the same trail as walkers.

• You want something. (want noun)
• You want to do something. (want to verb)
• Add be/ride/cycle/travel/go/bike/etc.
• want to be on the same trail

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96. South Island School mountain bikers can
deserve the97. same right enjoy their sport as
walkers and runners. That98. is, they can to
cycle on roads, cycling paths or cycling tracks.

• Can deserve doesnt make sense.
• Delete one of these verbs.
• Delete can.
• You can also replace can with do to emphasise
  the verb deserve. N.B. This structure is often
  used to emphasise something that might be
  unexpected. For most of the passage, the writer
  criticises bikers, but here he unexpectedly
  supports their right to enjoy their sport.

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96. South Island School mountain bikers can
deserve the97. same right enjoy their sport as
walkers and runners. That98. is, they can to
cycle on roads, cycling paths or cycling tracks.

• A word is missing after right.
• Ex. You have the right to remain silent.
• Add to. same right to enjoy

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96. South Island School mountain bikers can
deserve the97. same right enjoy their sport as
walkers and runners. That98. is, they can to
cycle on roads, cycling paths or cycling tracks.

• You can say able to cycle but you cannot say
  can to cycle.
• Delete to.
• You can also add choose. can choose to cycle