"Three people saw a man driving his motorcycle through the flower garden at City Hall."
Person to Person 1, Jack C. Richards, et al., Page 16
As far as I know we shouldn't use the verb "drive" for a motorcycle.
What do you think?
I saw this sentence in a book and seems wrong to me.
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Re: I saw this sentence in a book and seems wrong to me.
Why shouldn't?
How about then:
"Three people saw a man motorcycling through the flower garden at City Hall."
OR
"Three people saw a man motorcycling his motorcycle through the flower garden at City Hall."
How about then:
"Three people saw a man motorcycling through the flower garden at City Hall."
OR
"Three people saw a man motorcycling his motorcycle through the flower garden at City Hall."
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Re: I saw this sentence in a book and seems wrong to me.
I 'm sure you're thinking about the verb to ride. I don't know why they used drive there, but you know how language is
I just googled it and it's not totally wrong... Look what I found.
How do you learn to drive a motorcycle.
I just googled it and it's not totally wrong... Look what I found.
How do you learn to drive a motorcycle.