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(1) The neighborhood where I live is not the prettiest area in my town. (2) The streets are not lined with stately old homes. (3) There are no beautifully manicured parks nearby. (4) I do not know anyone who has a pool in the backyard or a landscaped garden in the front. (5) To a first-time visitor, the neighborhood probably looks pretty average. (6) Boring even. (7)Yet it's my favorite place in the world.
(8) I've never lived anywhere other than my neighborhood, and it has played host to a number of meaningful events in my life. (9) On its streets, I was taught to ride a bike. (10) I bought baseball cards at Mr. Peabody's corner drugstore. (11) In fact, he is the person who drove me to the hospital when I fell out of Mr. Grove's tree and broke my arm. (12) I took piano lessons in Mrs. Bleeker's basement, and my family still goes to the Forts' house every year for their Memorial Day barbeque.
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In context, which is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 9 (reprinted below)?
On its streets, I was taught to ride a bike.
I had been taught to ride a bike.
I rode my bike like an expert.
I had a bike, which I learned to ride.
a bike I learned to ride.
I learned to ride a bike.