Public transports travel according to their decided route.

[tufguy]

Public transports travel according to their decided route.

Is my sentence correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

No.

 

[tufguy]

No.

So, what should be the correct version?

 

[Rover_KE]

First, try again yourself, and don't post any new threads until all your open ones have been fixed.

 

[emsr2d2]

Public transports travel according to their decided route.

I have underlined each word that needs to be corrected/changed.

One is a singular/plural error (think about uncountable nouns).
One is a verb agreement error (which you will realise when you change the noun).
One is the wrong word completely.

 

[Tarheel]

Tufguy, are you talking about buses?

 

[tufguy]

Tufguy, are you talking about buses?

Yes, buses, metros etc.

 

[tufguy]

I have underlined each word that needs to be corrected/changed.

One is a singular/plural error (think about uncountable nouns).
One is a verb agreement error (which you will realise when you change the noun).
One is the wrong word completely.

Public transport travels according to its assigned route.

 

[emsr2d2]

Public transport travels according to its assigned route.

Well, that's certainly better than the sentence in post #1. It's now grammatical. Now I'd like to look at the logic. Do you think that public transport travels?

 

[tufguy]

Well, that's certainly better than the sentence in post #1. It's now grammatical. Now I'd like to look at the logic. Do you think that public transport travels?

okay, Public transport runs according to its assigned route. Is it fine?

 

[emsr2d2]

Is there only one assigned route for all public transport?

 

[GoesStation]

okay, Public transport runs according to its assigned route. Is it fine?

Tufguy, I marked an incorrect question above. Do you remember how to ask whether something is correct?

 

[tufguy]

Is there only one assigned route for all public transport?

Public transport runs according to their assigned routes. Could you please tell me whether it is correct or not?

 

[emsr2d2]

Remove one word and it will be OK. Here's a hint - public transport doesn't own/have anything.

 

[Tarheel]

I would say:

Buses ....

 

[tufguy]

Remove one word and it will be OK. Here's a hint - public transport doesn't own/have anything.

Public transport runs according to their routes.

 

[GoesStation]

Here's a hint - public transport doesn't own/have anything.

Public transport runs according to their routes.

"Their" is a possessive pronoun. Change it to an adjective that means "unchanging" and you'll have an acceptable sentence.

 

[jutfrank]

"Their" is a possessive pronoun.

(It's possessive, yes, but it's a determiner, not a pronoun.)

 

[GoesStation]

(It's possessive, yes, but it's a determiner, not a pronoun.)

Thanks, Jutfrank. I had a feeling I was using the wrong term again. Sorry I didn't look it up.

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps:

Buses run according to set routes.

Tufguy, do you use the term "public transport" every day?