Which is correct?
a)He went to the island on his uncle's ship.
b)He went to the island in his uncle's ship.
c)He went to the island by his uncle's ship.
I really want to know. So I'd appreciate it if you would help me.
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Top answer
All three are acceptable. a) is the one you'd most often hear - the implication here is that he was a passenger on the ship. b) is an alternate way of saying it - this would tend to be used if he was actually sailing the ship.
- All three are acceptable.
- a) is the one you'd most often hear - the implication here is that he was a passenger on the ship.
- b) is an alternate way of saying it - this would tend to be used if he was actually sailing the ship.
- c) is a possibility less often heard - this is more abstract or literary/poetical in tone.
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All three are acceptable. a) is the one you'd most often hear - the implication here is that he was a passenger on the ship. b) is an alternate way of saying it - this would tend to be used if he was actually sailing the ship. c) is a possibility less often heard - this is more abstract or literary/poetical in tone.
0A ship is enormous compared with a boat. I wonder if that uncle is rich enough to own a ship.
I say "on a ship" and "in a boat".
I would not use "by his uncle's ship".
CJ
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