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Mina wahidi Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Why don't we use the same preposition or position word 'ON' for all vehicles ??

let me illustrate here ....
1. We are sitting *on* a bus.
2. We are sitting *on* a plane.
3. We are siiting *on* a boat.
4. We are sitting *on* a subway.
5. We are sitting *in* a car or cab.

In sentence # 5, just for the vehicle car, we used the preposition *in* , why ??
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You can also sit in a bus, plane, or boat, and you can also sit on a car or cab. CJ

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  • You can also sit in a bus, plane, or boat, and you can also sit on a car or cab.
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You can also sit in a bus, plane, or boat, and you can also sit on a car or cab.

CJ
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Yes, Mina. We usually say "on" a car.
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KanadevaYes, Mina. We usually say "on" a car.
No we don't. We say "in a car".

BillJ
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Hi,
A teacher told this:
We use the preposition 'on' for public transport.
We use the preposition 'in' for private transport.

Let's see what the others have to say.

TS
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Thinking SpainA teacher told this:We use the preposition 'on' for public transport.We use the preposition 'in' for private transport.
Was it me?
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but personally , I think that ...
'in' prefers to something that is an inclose the area
'on' prefers to something that is horizontal and vertical on some flat surface..
what do you think about my understanding ??
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