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Feathers Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Drive/walk/travel [on?] the road

This small preposition on has been bothering me... Please help me! In the following sentences, can I, or should I, omit on?

#1. This sign warns that the road you are driving on ends straight ahead.

#2. This sign warns that the road you are walking on ends straight ahead.

#3. This sign warns that the road you are traveling on ends straight ahead.

Thank you so much for your help, in advance!
  

Top answer

Hi Feathers, I think you need that "on". , I think. But you can drive/walk/etc.

— Kooyeen

  • Hi Feathers, I think you need that "on".
  • , I think.
  • But you can drive/walk/etc.
  • 10 miles, a short distance, etc.
  • Just my opinion, you know I'm not a native
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Hi Feathers,
I think you need that "on". You can't "walk a road", "drive a road", etc., I think.
But you can drive/walk/etc. 10 miles, a short distance, etc.

Just my opinion, you know I'm not a native
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Thanks Kooyeen. I feel inclined to agree with you, after repeating those sentences many times, but walk and drive can take a pseudo-object, as in the following sentences:

# I drive this road every day.

# It is tiresome to walk the same road every day.

That's why I wonder if it's okay to omit on... I appreciate any input
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