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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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in / on the summer vacation

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0 "on".02br
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00 "on" always goes with "vacation".0-
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0Hello,02br
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00Jim, would "during" be correct there? Or 01u00only02u00 "on", as you've said?0-
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0 "during" is possible, but less common.02br
00 My previous comment was meant to refer to the choice between "in" and "on" -- it's always "on" when you have the choice between "in" and "on" and the object of the preposition is "vacation".02br
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00 CJ0-
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0how about "the" in front of "summer vacation? Is that possible and acceptable?02br
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01i00I made some friends during/on 01u00the02u00 summer vacation02i00. 0-
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0Thanks, Jim! 050010id1
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0 01i00on 01u00the02u00 summer vacation02i00 is impossible in that isolated sentence!02br
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00 You would need a special reason to change it. For example, if you had 01u00already02u00 spoken about 01u00two02u00 vacations - a winter vacation and a summer vacation - you might say:0
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CalifJim"during" is possible, but less common.
My previous comment was meant to refer to the choice between "in" and "on" -- it's always "on" when you have the choice between "in" and "on" and the object of the preposition is "vacation".
I took a trip to Japan ___ winter vacation. (A) at (B) on (C) during (D) about

The answer is C. But is B
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You can 'go on vacation' but you cannot '*take a trip on vacation'.

I find this absolutely correct. [Y]

CJ
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