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H M Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Other ways of saying -using with or not, and other forms
Could you tell me these sentences below have the same meaning?
1) Every morning Tom goes running along the bank of the river with his dog following him.
2) Every morning Tom goes running along the bank of the river his dog following him.
Which sentence is better?
How about these ones below??
3) Nancy was riding a bike down the street with her scarf blowing in the window.
4) Nancy was going down the street by bike with her scarf blowing in the window.
5) Nancy was going down the street on bike with her scarf blowing in the window.
I'm not sure which prepositon I should use when I say 4), 5)...
Thank you!
1) Every morning Tom goes running along the bank of the river with his dog following him.
2) Every morning Tom goes running along the bank of the river his dog following him.
Which sentence is better?
How about these ones below??
3) Nancy was riding a bike down the street with her scarf blowing in the window.
4) Nancy was going down the street by bike with her scarf blowing in the window.
5) Nancy was going down the street on bike with her scarf blowing in the window.
I'm not sure which prepositon I should use when I say 4), 5)...
Thank you!
Top answer
(2) needs a comma after "river". Otherwise, (1) and (2) are both correct and mean the same. In the next set I imagine you mean "blowing in the wind ".
- (2) needs a comma after "river".
- Otherwise, (1) and (2) are both correct and mean the same.
- In the next set I imagine you mean "blowing in the wind ".
- Otherwise, (3) is correct, (4) is rather unnatural, and (5) is incorrect.
- "going down the street on a bike" would be possible.
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(2) needs a comma after "river". Otherwise, (1) and (2) are both correct and mean the same.
In the next set I imagine you mean "blowing in the wind". Otherwise, (3) is correct, (4) is rather unnatural, and (5) is incorrect. "going down the street on a bike" would be possible.
In the next set I imagine you mean "blowing in the wind". Otherwise, (3) is correct, (4) is rather unnatural, and (5) is incorrect. "going down the street on a bike" would be possible.
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Thanks a lot for your help!!! :-)
Yes, I should have said "blowing in the wind" instead of "window"!
Now that you said "by bike", but "on a bike", can I ask you to tell me the difference between when you use articles or not...
Thank you!
Yes, I should have said "blowing in the wind" instead of "window"!
Now that you said "by bike", but "on a bike", can I ask you to tell me the difference between when you use articles or not...
Thank you!
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Normally singular countable nouns (such as "bike") require an article (or other determiner). "by + mode of transport" is a special case where the article is not required ("by car", "by bus", "by train", etc.). Examples of other special cases with prepositions are "at school/home", "in church", "in bed", etc. You have to learn these expressions individually; they are not governed by logical rules.
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