as countries develop, more and more people buy and use their own cars. Do you think the advantage of this trend for individuals outweigh its disadvantages for the environment?
Nowadays, a growing number of households own at least one car as living standards improve.
The vehicle
ownership has Correct article usage
Vehicle
such
prime benefit
as bringing convenience to life, Fix the agreement mistake
benefits
however
, its drawbacks, like causing traffic jam
and air pollution, outweigh its advantages.
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jams
People
can live more conveniently with a
automobile at hand. Change the article
an
In other words
, whoever has a
auto can go Change the article
an
to
anywhere he wants at any time he likes, without being restricted by the schedule of public transport. Change preposition
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For instance
, before I bought a motor vehicle, I had
had to get up at 6:00 each morning to catch the bus at 6:30 in order to go to work without being late. There were ten stops on the way and the whole trip costed about 30 minutes. Unnecessary verb
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Nevertheless
, after I bought a Volkswagen SUV, I could get up at 6:40 and drove nonstop to my workplace within 20 minutes.
Although
self-driving gives people
more freedom in terms of travelling, it causes more problems to society, like road congestion and environmental problems. That is
to say, the increasing number of private cars cannot go through the roads at one time and theirs exhaust gas causes air pollution. For example
, most people
in Shanghai, a metropolitan city in China, afford to buy their own cars. However
, the transport infrastructures there have limited capacity and cannot handle too many motor vehicles in rush hours. People
then
spend more time waiting instead
. Besides
, emission of particles into the air which are detrimental to the environment and people
’s health. Obviously, we shouldn’t seek convenience at the cost of sustainable development and long-term interest.
In conclusion, increasing car ownership could overwhelm transport facilities and cause serious environmental problems, thus
causing more harms than benefits.Submitted by guangda2023 on
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