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navi tasan · #1 25-Jul-2003, 12:20

Are these sentences correct:
1-This water is for you to drink on the road.
2-This water is for you on the road.
3-This water is for you while on the road.

**Red5** · #2 25-Jul-2003, 12:40

Numbers one and three are the best.

navi tasan · #3 25-Jul-2003, 13:37

Thnaks Red5. It's good to hear from you again. What do you think of:
4-This water is for you while driving on the road.

**RonBee** · #4 26-Jul-2003, 00:41

Number one is clearest. Number two is not a natural English sentence. Number three seems to be an elliptical sentence, with "you're" understood, thus: "This water is for you while (you're) on the road."

I would prefer: "This water is for you to drink while you are on the road."

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