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Vincent Teo  #469241  Sun, 27 Jan 08 04:50 AM

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.

  
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Mister Micawber  #469246  Sun, 27 Jan 08 04:55 AM

Use these:

(A) The students are boarding the school bus.

(b) They are queuing (up) to board the bus.

(c) The pupils like to board the school bus.


  
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Avangi  #469247  Sun, 27 Jan 08 04:58 AM
 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)

(c) is okay.

Regards,  - A.

  
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Vincent Teo  #477661  Sat, 16 Feb 08 07:43 PM

Can I say,
(a) The pupils queue (up) and board into the bus to go back home. 

  
Clive  #477666  Sat, 16 Feb 08 08:40 PM

Hi Vincent,

Can I say,
(a) The pupils queue (up) and board into the bus to go back home. 

No. You 'board a bus'. You don't 'board into a bus'.

Clive

  
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