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- 19-Dec-2011, 23:38 #1
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Can 'in' replace 'on board'' in the sentence? A 54-year-old woman is in a coma after fracturing her skull when she fell and hit her head on board an SMRT bus on Sunday night.
Would it be wrong if I use 'in' instead of 'on board'?
Thanks.
- 20-Dec-2011, 00:58 #2
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Re: Can 'in' replace 'on board'' in the sentence? Yes, it's wrong. You are "on board" a bus, or a plane, etc.
- 20-Dec-2011, 01:06 #3
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Re: Can 'in' replace 'on board'' in the sentence? Or even just "on." But "in" would sound wrong.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
- 20-Dec-2011, 07:22 #4
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Teacher Re: Can 'in' replace 'on board'' in the sentence? 'On board' a bus is not common in BrE, but it's not incorrect. Formally, we board a bus at the beginning of the journey, and alight from it at the end.
Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
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