[travel on a bus for 3 stops] or [take a bus for 3 stops]
I have made up the sentences below.
(1) I got on this bus and went three stops. (friends' answer: correct)
(2) I travelled on this bus for three stops. (friends' answer: wrong)
(3) I took this bus for three stops. (friends' answer: wrong)
The answers above were given by some of my non-native English speaking friends. They said you could relate "for" only to a time reference but not to "objects like bus stops." My other friends disagreed and said all the sentences were correct. What is your opinion? Thank you very much.
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ansonguy (2) I travelled on this bus for three stops. OK. That is fine.
- ansonguy (2) I travelled on this bus for three stops.
- OK.
- That is fine.
- The others are understandable, but perhaps a bit odd.
- The first sounds as strange to me as #3.
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ansonguy(2) I travelled on this bus for three stops.
OK. That is fine.
The others are understandable, but perhaps a bit odd. The first sounds as strange to me as #3.
I got on this bus and got off three stops later.
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