Hi, ..
I was Googling for the meaning of "provisional", and it says in one of the interpreatations:
"(of a driving licence) to be obtained before starting to learn to drive and upgraded to a full licence on passing a driving test."
- Is on there figurative? (that is, obtaining the license is based on the grounds of passing a test)
- Compared to its usage in the following sentence:
"I'll go visit my aunt on Monday.", on here functions differently and is used in an actual (as opposed to figurative) manner to mean the acion (the visit) will occur within the given time window, i.e.: the visit is to take place when day is Monday,, right?
- In the first sentence, would it be OK to replace passing with having passed,
" .. to be obtained before starting to learn to drive and upgraded to a full licence on having passed a driving test."?
Thanks in advance.
Surfer upgraded to a full licence on passing a driving test = upgraded to a full licence when you pass a driving test Surfer Is on there figurative? Yes. It's one of the many uses of 'on'.
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Surferupgraded to a full licence on passing a driving test
= upgraded to a full licence when you pass a driving test
SurferIs on there figurative?
Yes. It's one of the many uses of 'on'. Probably most of the uses of 'on' are figurative.
SurferI'll go visit my aunt on M