3. Choose the right preposition: a) I saw him riding into town on / by his bicycle yesterday. b) He’d rather go on / by bus than drive there himself. c) She sent him home in / by a taxi. d) That’s much too far to travel on / in foot. e) Did you take the tunnel to France, or did you go on / in the ferry? f) She rode through town on / by her horse. g) Let’s go home in / by taxi — I can’t be bothered to walk.

Перевод задания: Выберите правильный предлог.

Употребляем on с велосипедом и верховой ездой; by — в сочетаниях by bus/taxi; устойчивое выражение — on foot, а о поездке на пароме говорят on the ferry.

1. I saw him riding into town on his bicycle yesterday. (Вчера я видел, как он ехал в город на велосипеде.)
2. He’d rather go by bus than drive there himself. (Он предпочёл бы поехать туда на автобусе, а не вести машину самому.)
3. She sent him home in a taxi. (Она отправила его домой на такси.)
4. That’s much too far to travel on foot. (Это слишком далеко, чтобы идти пешком.)
5. Did you take the tunnel to France, or did you go on the ferry? (Ты поехал во Францию через туннель или на пароме?)
6. She rode through town on her horse. (Она проехала верхом на лошади через город.)
7. Let’s go home by taxi — I can’t be bothered to walk. (Давай поедем домой на такси — мне не хочется идти пешком.)