I ride a taxi/ I ride in a taxi/ I ride on a bus

[wotcha]

I must not smart at all... ㅠㅜ

I'm confused 'ride S' with 'ride in/in ST' very much.



We say

1. I ride a horse.
2. I ride on a horse.

1. I ride a bus.
2. I ride in a bus.

1. I ride a subway.
2. I ride in a subway.


Are 1 & 2 all same in meaning?

[5jj]

I ride a horse. or just, in the appropriate context, "I ride".
I ride on a horse. Not very common.

I ride a bus. OK, but in BrE we usually 'go/come travel by bus/ take a bus'.
I ride in a bus. Not very natural.

1. I ride a subway.
2. I ride in a subway.
I can't comment on AmE usage. In BrE we normally 'go/come/travel by underground/tube, take the underground/tube'.

5

[emsr2d2]

1. I ride a horse.
2. I ride on a horse.
They're the same, but #1 is much more natural than #2.

1. I ride a bus.
2. I ride in a bus.
In BrE, we don't "ride" the bus at all. I believe that in AmE, the phrase is "I ride the bus". In BrE, we "go by bus", sometimes "take the bus", or "go on the bus".

1. I ride a subway.
2. I ride in a subway.
Again, in BrE, we don't say "subway" to mean the underground train. We "go on the Tube" or "go on the Underground" or "go by Tube". A "subway" is usually a pedestrian pathway under a busy road or under a railway line, used as an alternative to a bridge for people to get from one side of the road to the other. I think in AmE, they use "I ride the subway" but an AmE speaker will have to clarify.


Are 1 & 2 all same in meaning?

See above.