Can I say,
(A) The students are boarding (up) the school bus.
(b) They are queuing (up) to board (up) the bus.
(c) The pupils like to board the school bus.
(A) The students are boarding the school bus.
(b) They are queuing (up) to board the bus.
Vincent Teo wrote:Can I say,(A) The students are boarding (up) the school bus. The "up" would not be used. "Boarding up" is what you do to an abandoned house after a hurricane has broken out all the windows. (b) They are queuing (up) to board (up) the bus. Same as (A)
(b) They are queuing (up) to board (up) the bus. Same as (A)
(c) is okay.
Regards, - A.
Can I say,(a) The pupils queue (up) and board into the bus to go back home.
Hi Vincent,
No. You 'board a bus'. You don't 'board into a bus'.
Clive