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Jae Heun Lim Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Can "ON" And "DURING" Be Interchanged In "On/During The Trip"?

I lost my wallet on the trip.
I lost my wallet during the trip.
I lost my wallet while I was on the trip.

I went to the beach on my vacation.
I went to the beach during my vacation.
I went to the beach while I was on my vacation.

Nothing out of the ordinary happened on my watch.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened during my watch.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened while I was on my watch.

I have 3 questions:

1. Do the three sentences of each group have the exact same meaning?

2. Are the ONs in the sentences above being used in the same sense as "on my way to the market"?

3. Lastly, is"on my vacation" the abbreviated version of "while I was on my vacation"?

  

Top answer

Jae Heun Lim 1. Do the three sentences of each group have the exact same meaning? Only this one is different: I went to the beach on my vacation .

— Mister Micawber

  • Jae Heun Lim 1.
  • Do the three sentences of each group have the exact same meaning?
  • Only this one is different: I went to the beach on my vacation .
  • It may mean that the entire vacation was spent there.
  • Jae Heun Lim 2.
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Jae Heun Lim1. Do the three sentences of each group have the exact same meaning?

Only this one is different: I went to the beach on my vacation. It may mean that the entire vacation was spent there.

Jae Heun Lim2. Are the ONs in the sentences above being used in the same sense as "on my way to the market"?
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