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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

on the way cycling

0Can I say,02br
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00On the way cycling to the school, John peered through the road in the rain but he ccould not see the road well. 0-
  

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02br 02br 00Peering through the road sounds like he was looking for something buried under the road with his X-ray vision. Maybe, that's just me. It would make sense if his name were Clark0-

— New2grammar

  • 02br 02br 00Peering through the road sounds like he was looking for something buried under the road with his X-ray vision.
  • Maybe, that's just me.
  • It would make sense if his name were Clark0-
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0Here's my take:02br
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00While cycling to school/On the way to school, ...He could hardly see the street because the visibility was very low due to the heavy rain?02br
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00Peering through the road sounds like he was looking for something buried under the road with his X-ray vision. Maybe, that's just me. It would make sense if his name were Clark0-
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0Hi New2 grammar02br
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00While cycling to school/01del00On the way02del00 01del00to school02del00, he could hardly see the street because the visibility was very low due to the heavy rain.02br
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00I think 'On the way to school' is not necessary. 0-
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0Hi YoongLiat. Thanks for the correction. 02br
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00I wonder why "While cycling to school" is preferred over "On the way to school"? What makes it sound strange to your ear?0-
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0This is how I see it:02br
00While cycling to school => indicates how he got to school, by riding a bike. While - suggests one event was taking place, something else happened in the process. 02br
00On the way to school=> one could be riding a bike, a train or walking to school. 02br
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00They don't convey the same message, not the exact message
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0Ha! Now I see why Yoong Liat corrected my sentence. I didn't think it was an important difference until I just rechecked the poster's original sentence and realized he wanted to emphasize the transport, bicycle. Huge difference!02br
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00Thanks, Goodman.0-
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10Hi YoongLiat. Thanks for the correction. 12br
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10Hi New2grammar02br
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00Vincent's sentence mentions 'cycling'. 01i00While cycling to school02i00 ... means 01i00On02i01sup01i
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0Thanks for confirming that. I got it. By the way, you really meant motorcycle? with pedal bars heheh0-
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0Sorry, New2grammar. It should be bicycle. Thanks for pointing out this careless mistake of mine.02br
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00To repeat, say "While cycling to school ... " or "While on the way to school on his bicycle ..."02br
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00I prefer the first version, which uses fewer words.0-
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0Thanks for you all reply. Can I say,02br
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00(a) On the way, John was cycling to school.02br
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00(b) John continued cycling his way until he reached the school. 0-
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