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Sitifan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Ride on a motorcycle

1. He rides a motorcycle to work every day.

2. He rides on a motorcycle to work every day.

Do the above sentences have the same meaning?
  

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To my ear, to ride a motorcycle/horse is to be the one in control. With "to ride on a motorcycle/horse," you may be a "second" passenger. He drives to work every day.

— Avangi

  • To my ear, to ride a motorcycle/horse is to be the one in control.
  • With "to ride on a motorcycle/horse," you may be a "second" passenger.
  • He drives to work every day.
  • He travels by car to work every day .
  • Same difference.
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To my ear, to ride a motorcycle/horse is to be the one in control.

With "to ride on a motorcycle/horse," you may be a "second" passenger.

He drives to work every day.
He travels by car to work every day.

Same difference.
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He drives to work every day.

He rides in a car to work every day.

Same difference?
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Almost. Automobiles have their own culture. Emotion: smile

"To ride in a car" would commonly be understood as "to be a passenger." (no
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AvangiA To my ear, to ride a motorcycle/horse is to be the one in control.

B With "to ride on a motorcycle/horse," you may be a "second" passenger.

C He drives to work every day.
D He travels by car to work every day.

Same difference.
I guess this could be a little con
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sitifan1. He rides a motorcycle to work every day.
2. He rides on a motorcycle to work every day.
Between these two, only # 1 is natural. No 'on'. People don't say "drive a bike to work..".
You may say however, " I catch a ride to work everyday", which means someone else is doing the driving.
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