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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Cycling / on a bike / by bike
Hi teachers,
Do all of them have the same meaning?
a) Does he cycling to go to work?
b) Does he go to work on a bike?
c) Does he go to work by bike?
thanks in advance.
Do all of them have the same meaning?
a) Does he cycling to go to work?
b) Does he go to work on a bike?
c) Does he go to work by bike?
thanks in advance.
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a) Does he cycling to go to work? Incorrect. Does he cycle to work?
- a) Does he cycling to go to work?
- Incorrect.
- Does he cycle to work?
- I don't know if this is acceptable in British English, but in the US we would say the following: Does he ride a bike (or bicycle) to work?
- b) Does he go to work on a bike?
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a) Does he cycling to go to work? Incorrect.
Does he cycle to work? I don't know if this is acceptable in British English, but in the US we would say the following:
Does he ride a bike (or bicycle) to work?
b) Does he go to work on a bike? OK
Does he cycle to work? I don't know if this is acceptable in British English, but in the US we would say the following:
Does he ride a bike (or bicycle) to work?
b) Does he go to work on a bike? OK
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Hi,
Do all of them have the same meaning?
a) Does he cycling to go to work? Incorrect grammar. You could say eg Does he cycle to work?.
b) Does he go to work on a bike? OK, natural.
c) Does he go to work by bike? OK, a bit less common.
Do all of them have the same meaning?
a) Does he cycling to go to work? Incorrect grammar. You could say eg Does he cycle to work?.
b) Does he go to work on a bike? OK, natural.
c) Does he go to work by bike? OK, a bit less common.
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Aspara GusWhere I live, Does he bike to work? would be very common.Hi AG,
So, bike has become a verb too.
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