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Happyoldguy Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Arrive On Today

I saw this sentence in BBC learning English. What is the function of the preposition 'on' in this sentence? Could we just omit it?

Feifei:
Neil, was that a brand-new bike I saw you arrive on today?

  

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'bike' takes the preposition 'on'. She saw Neil arrive on his brand-new bike. It cannot be omitted in the given sentence, but it could be removed in the following.

— Persian Learner

  • 'bike' takes the preposition 'on'.
  • She saw Neil arrive on his brand-new bike.
  • It cannot be omitted in the given sentence, but it could be removed in the following.
  • She saw him riding on his bike.
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'bike' takes the preposition 'on'. She saw Neil arrive on his brand-new bike. It cannot be omitted in the given sentence, but it could be removed in the following.

She saw him riding on his bike.

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