The difference between the usage of in and on in front of a vehicle in English

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in+ vehicles with small space, such as Get in the Car Plane

on+ vehicles with large space and a relatively flat bottom, e.g., get on the bus

In addition, keep in mind that on board can refer to a means of transportation (land, sea and air).

on and in used in means of transportation:

1. Before the nouns of bus, train, boat, plane, ship, etc., which have compartments and cabins, use the preposition in or on.

2. Before bike or motorbike, only the preposition on can be used.

3., car, taxi, preposition in is often used.

In is an English word with two parts of speech (ADV or Prep).

Month, season, year before are generally used in e.g. in january spring 1990

on is an English word, like any English word for Yumu, which can be used as the abbreviation of a certain institution or device, but it is mainly used as a word, as a preposition, adverb, adjective, etc., and a noun is added after it.

Generally speaking, it can be used on and in large closed vehicles, such as: trains, airplanes;

Take a small enclosed vehicle with IN (can also be understood as can only sit, not stand), such as: car;

It is used on non-enclosed vehicles, such as boats and bicycles.

ON can be used with bicycles, motorcycles, trains, and other means of transportation. In can be used with any means of transportation except bicycles, motorcycles and trains. ON is mostly used in open or semi-enclosed vehicles, that is, tools that can be walked around; The IN is mostly used in closed vehicles, and it is not allowed to move around, such as sitting in a car.

on is on the outside of the tool, and in is on the inside of the tool.

On foot, on the bike, in a car

on, in, and by can all be paired with the nouns related to the vehicle, which can be memorized with the following formulas. in, on, by with traffic, limit, plural with in, on; Infinite multiplicity needs to be used by, which can be used for land, sea and air; Riding a horse and riding a bicycle is customary; The clock before the name is by, on.

1.When there are qualifiers (articles, owner pronouns, etc.) in front of the vehicle, the preposition can be "on" or "in", but not "by".

1）she’ll go to beijing on(in)a plane.She will be flying to Beijing.

2）nearby were two canoes in which they had come to the island.(in which=in the canoes) (plural) There are two canoes nearby that they have come to the island on.

2.When there is no qualifier before the noun indicating the means of transportation, and the noun is not in the plural, the preposition is "by".

1）leonov got to the moon by spaceship.Leonov landed on the moon in a spacecraft.

3.The preposition by is used in conjunction with some nouns related to transportation to indicate the mode of transportation. In this case, you can neither add a qualifier before the noun nor change the noun to the plural form. Furthermore, the preposition by cannot be changed to in or on.

1）i’m going there by sea.I'll go by boat.

2）he came to shanghai by water.He came to Shanghai by boat.

3）they’ll go there by land.They will go there by land.

4）he has returned to beijing by air.He has flown back to Beijing.

Horseback is a fixture. "on" cannot be changed to "in" or "by". Neither a qualifier can be added before horseback, nor can horseback be changed to a plural.

1）he saw two men on horseback.He saw two men on horseback.

In addition, when on is used in conjunction with the qualifier and bike, it cannot be changed to in or by.

1）they go to work on their bikes.They ride their bikes to work.

5.If the noun representing the means of transportation is preceded by a specific hourly time modification, the preposition is "by" or "on".

1）i’ll go on(by)the 9 o’clock train.I'm going to take the nine o'clock train.

Generally speaking, it can be used on large closed vehicles, such as: trains, airplanes;

Take a small enclosed vehicle with IN (can also be understood as can only sit, not stand), such as: car;

It is used on non-enclosed vehicles, such as boats and bicycles.

When there are qualifiers (articles, owner pronouns, etc.) in front of the vehicle, the preposition can be "on" or "in", but the "bu hu peng" type cannot be used.

On horseback is a fixture. "on" cannot be changed to "in" or "by". You can't add a qualifier before horseback, and you can't change horseback to plural.

1）i’m going there by sea.I'll go by boat.

2）he came to shanghai by water.He came to Shanghai by boat.

3）they’ll go there by land.They will go there by land.

Generally, it is said that you can use ON and IN on large closed vehicles, such as: trains, airplanes;

Take a small enclosed vehicle with in (can also be understood as can only sit, not stand), for example: car;

It is used on non-enclosed vehicles, such as boats and bicycles. she’ll go to beijing on(in)a plane.

She will take a Sensen plane to Beijing.

leonov got to the moon by spaceship.

Leonov landed on the moon in a spacecraft.

i’m going there by sea.

I'll go by boat.

On the bus Generally speaking, the balance is small, and the one that is closer to "getting in" is used in the large"Ascend to the clear rock"is on. For example, in the car in the taxi on the bus on the train on the coach.

1.Walking is only available on foot. (Note: Walking does not need by foot) e.g. sometimes i go to school on foot

2.To ride a self-propelled blind bicycle, use the preposition on :on a one's bike。

3.By car, boat, or plane, in or on a bus train ship boat plane.