A passenger travels in a vehicle without driving it or working on it.

The idea

Passenger is countable: a passenger, two passengers. Say a passenger on the train or a passenger in the car for the vehicle.

Examples

  • The passenger has a ticket.
  • Two passengers are waiting for the bus.
  • She spoke to another passenger on the train.
  • All passengers left the plane.
  • He was a passenger in the car.
  • The driver asked the passengers to wait.

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Watch out

A driver controls the vehicle; a passenger travels in it. The same person can have different roles on different journeys.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the plural after two. Two ___ are waiting for the bus. (passenger / passengers)

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    passengers

    Passengers is the plural after two.

  2. Choose the person travelling without driving or working on the vehicle. A person travels in a vehicle without driving or working on it: a ___. (passenger / driver)

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    passenger

    A passenger travels without driving the vehicle.

  3. Choose the preposition for the train. They travelled aboard the train: she spoke to a passenger ___ the train. (on / from)

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    on

    On is used here for a passenger aboard the train.

Use it today

Describe a passenger and say what vehicle they travel in.