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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"I go there by my car"

I know that "I go there by car" is fine, and then can I also say, "I go there by my car"? Thank you a million as usual in advance.
  

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No. 'By' only works when the noun is unmodified: I went by car, by taxi, by bus, by train. I went in my car, in a taxi, on the bus, on the train.

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • 'By' only works when the noun is unmodified: I went by car, by taxi, by bus, by train.
  • I went in my car, in a taxi, on the bus, on the train.
  • There is a limited acceptance of types: I went by Yellow Taxi, I went by Greyhound bus, I went by bullet train.
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No. 'By' only works when the noun is unmodified:

I went by car, by taxi, by bus, by train.
I went in my car, in a taxi, on the bus, on the train.

There is a limited acceptance of types:

I went by Yellow Taxi, I went by Greyhound bus, I went by bullet train.
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What about "I drove there" instead of "I went there by car"?
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