Car/Bus

Hi Magda,

You asked:

could you tell me which preposition preceds "car" - "to be in a car"? Is that correct? If yes, would it be the same for "bus"?

You could say that you're inside a car or a bus, but you travel by car or by bus. For instance:

She travelled from London to Reading by bus.

If somebody asks "Where are you?", you'd usually say "I'm in a car", but "I'm on a bus." Don't ask me why -- English is just strange like that.

Thanks for the answer. I was wondering if "in" can be used with "car", e.g. "There were 5 people in (?) the car". I am also not sure what preposition should go with: "There were 5 people .... the bus".

Best wishes
Magda

Thanks, LearningNerd

Hi LearningNerd,

You wrote:

you'd usually say "I'm in a car", but "I'm on a bus."

Yes, that's true. My apologies for my misinterpretation.

MagdaThanks for the answer. I was wondering if "in" can be used with "car", e.g. "There were 5 people in (?) the car". I am also not sure what preposition should go with: "There were 5 people .... the bus".

Best wishes
Magda

On a plane

In a car

On a train /ship/ bus

On an escalator

In an elevator ( Lif

LearningNerdIf somebody asks "Where are you?", you'd usually say "I'm in a car", but "I'm on a bus." Don't ask me why -- English is just strange like that.

From what I read in a grammar book, we use 'in a car' because you get into (or in) a car. We say 'on a bus' because we get on a bus. However, I've read from another grammar book that 'in a bus

We had a debate about this on another forum. I suggested that we go down into a car but up onto a bus. However, someone pointed out that you travel in, not on, a private plane, so an alternative explanation was that you travel on public transport but

EnglishuserHi Magda,You asked:could you tell me which preposition preceds "car" - "to be in a car"? Is that correct? If yes, would it be the same for "bus"?You could say that you're inside a car or a bus, but you travel by car or by bus. For instance:She travelled from London to Reading by bus.

It would be more natural as: She travelled from London to Reading

AnonymousBuses are for local journeys and have regular stops. That's not the case with coaches.

I sometimes travel from London to Manchesterhttp://uk.megabus.com/london-to-manchester.aspx.