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Soprano Posted 16 years ago
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(ON) my first day

Hi, could you help me with these doubts I have?

1) Someone wrote" The first day, I xxxxxx". Is it optional to add the preposition ON before??

2) " I would like to go on a horse ride" It does not sound correct to me. But is it?

3) "I would like to play some tennis". Is the word "some" correct in this sentence?

4) " I went to Oxford 3 days". I would add FOR three days. but is the original wrong?

5) "We got all wet". Is this correct? or should he write "We all got wet?"

Thank you.
  

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Hi, could you help me with these doubts I have? 1) Someone wrote" The first day, I xx". Is it optional to add the preposition ON before??

— Clive

  • Hi, could you help me with these doubts I have?
  • 1) Someone wrote" The first day, I xx".
  • Is it optional to add the preposition ON before??
  • It's OK to omit it, but it makes it a bit casual.
  • 2) " I would like to go on a horse ride" It does not sound correct to me.
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Hi,

could you help me with these doubts I have?

1) Someone wrote" The first day, I xx". Is it optional to add the preposition ON before??

It's OK to omit it, but it makes it a bit casual.

2) " I would like to go on a horse ride" It does not sound correct to me. But is it? Yes. We also often say 'for a horse ride'.

3) "I would like to play some
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I'd like to go riding.
I'd like to go horseback riding.
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It must be regional variation, but the original Oxford sentence sounds wrong to me, not just casual.
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