A road is a route built for vehicles to travel along.
The idea
Say the road to the station for a destination, along the road for movement following it and across the road for going from one side to the other.
Examples
- The road leads to the station.
- We crossed the road near the bridge.
- This road is busy in the morning.
- Two roads meet outside the town.
- The bus stopped on the road.
- Our journey by road took three hours.
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Watch out
By road names a way of travelling; it does not specify whether the vehicle is a bus, car or another kind.
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Choose the word for destination. This road leads toward the station: it is the road ___ the station. (to / from)
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to
To introduces the road’s destination.
Choose the word for crossing. We went from one side of the road to the other: we walked ___ it. (across / along)
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across
Across means from one side to the other.
Decide what by road specifies. Our journey was by road. Does that specify the vehicle? (no / yes)
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no
By road does not identify the particular vehicle.
Practice round
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Choose the word for destination. This road leads toward the station: it is the road ___ the station. (to / from)
Choose the word for crossing. We went from one side of the road to the other: we walked ___ it. (across / along)
Decide what by road specifies. Our journey was by road. Does that specify the vehicle? (no / yes)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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