wotcha Senior Member Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Jul 11, 2012 #1 1. Go on vacation. 2. Go on a vacation. 3. Go on the vacation. 4. Go on vacations. 5. Go on the vacations. Are they all grammatical?
1. Go on vacation. 2. Go on a vacation. 3. Go on the vacation. 4. Go on vacations. 5. Go on the vacations. Are they all grammatical?
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Jul 11, 2012 #2 wotcha said: Are they all grammatical? Click to expand... It depends on the CONTEXT.
wotcha Senior Member Thread starter Joined Jun 29, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Jul 11, 2012 #3 5jj said: It depends on the CONTEXT. Click to expand... mm... 1. I went on vacation last summer. 2. I went on a vacation last summer. What about these two sentences?
5jj said: It depends on the CONTEXT. Click to expand... mm... 1. I went on vacation last summer. 2. I went on a vacation last summer. What about these two sentences?
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Jul 11, 2012 #4 Americans "go on vacation" while many other people "go on holiday." I can be home from work and sitting on my deck reading a book while I'm "on vacation" but I wouldn't say I was "on A vacation." Going on A vacation implies travel.
Americans "go on vacation" while many other people "go on holiday." I can be home from work and sitting on my deck reading a book while I'm "on vacation" but I wouldn't say I was "on A vacation." Going on A vacation implies travel.