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Diotima Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
transport and verbs of motion
Dear all,
I was asked this question yesterday and I felt embarrassed because I was not sure about the answer. Could you please help me?
Imagine you are in the street and different types of transport are passing by. Which are the correct verbs to describe the action:
(e.g.)
1) a car/a bus is _____driving/moving/running___on the street
2)a bike is _______cycling/moving_____on the street?
3) a mope/motorbike is _____moving/running____on the street
and for future reference:
4) a boat/a ferry is _____???_____on the sea?
5) a plane is_______flying/moving____in the sky?
Thanks in advance!
I was asked this question yesterday and I felt embarrassed because I was not sure about the answer. Could you please help me?
Imagine you are in the street and different types of transport are passing by. Which are the correct verbs to describe the action:
(e.g.)
1) a car/a bus is _____driving/moving/running___on the street
2)a bike is _______cycling/moving_____on the street?
3) a mope/motorbike is _____moving/running____on the street
and for future reference:
4) a boat/a ferry is _____???_____on the sea?
5) a plane is_______flying/moving____in the sky?
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
You can use travelling for any of these modes of transport. When referring to the street, I would say along or down , not on . Some alternatives: 1) a car is driving/going (moving can be used but implies slowness) 2) a bike is going (a cyclist is pedalling) 3) a motorbike is going/driving 4) a boat is sailing, a ferry is..??
- You can use travelling for any of these modes of transport.
- When referring to the street, I would say along or down , not on .
- Some alternatives: 1) a car is driving/going (moving can be used but implies slowness) 2) a bike is going (a cyclist is pedalling) 3) a motorbike is going/driving 4) a boat is sailing, a ferry is..??
- ) 5) a plane is flying in the sky All the best!
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You can use travelling for any of these modes of transport.
When referring to the street, I would say along or down, not on.
Some alternatives:
1) a car is driving/going (moving can be used but implies slowness)
2) a bike is going (a cyclist is pedalling)
3) a motorbike is going/driving
4) a boat is sailing, a ferry is..?? (can't think of an
When referring to the street, I would say along or down, not on.
Some alternatives:
1) a car is driving/going (moving can be used but implies slowness)
2) a bike is going (a cyclist is pedalling)
3) a motorbike is going/driving
4) a boat is sailing, a ferry is..?? (can't think of an
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Thank you!
WIth regard to no.1 I though that a person drives a car, I did not know that the verb applied to the mode of transport as well ( a car is driving...). Perhaps it is common in AmE? Does it work for BrE as likewise?
WIth regard to no.1 I though that a person drives a car, I did not know that the verb applied to the mode of transport as well ( a car is driving...). Perhaps it is common in AmE? Does it work for BrE as likewise?
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