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Bagsensei
Senior Member
Tokyo
Japanese
- Jul 17, 2015
- #1
Hello, everyone.
In asking a person about his plans on summer vacation, which of the sentences does make sense?
Can I use them interchangeably?
a. Where are you going to go on summer vacation?
b. Where are you going to go during summer vacation?
c. Where are you going to go in summer vacation?
Thanks a lot!
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theartichoke
Senior Member
English - Canada
- Jul 17, 2015
- #2
Hi Bagsensei,
c. is simply wrong, but the other two mean slightly different things, at least to me: a) implies that the entire vacation will be spent in the place you're asking about, while b) implies that only part of the vacation will. Others may disagree, though.
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GramBug1
Member
Russian, English - U.S.
- Jul 17, 2015
- #3
I would say:
a) What are your plans for the summer?
b) Where will you be going for your summer vacation?
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Bagsensei
Senior Member
Tokyo
Japanese
- Jul 17, 2015
- #4
theartichoke said:
Hi Bagsensei,
c. is simply wrong, but the other two mean slightly different things, at least to me: a) implies that the entire vacation will be spent in the place you're asking about, while b) implies that only part of the vacation will. Others may disagree, though.
Thank you very much, Theartichoke. That is very helpful.
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Bagsensei
Senior Member
Tokyo
Japanese
- Jul 17, 2015
- #5
GramBug1 said:
I would say:
a) What are your plans for the summer?
b) Where will you be going for your summer vacation?
Thank you so much, GramBug. I'll keep that in mind.
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GramBug1
Member
Russian, English - U.S.
- Jul 17, 2015
- #6
What will you be doing during the summer?
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Bagsensei
Senior Member
Tokyo
Japanese
- Jul 17, 2015
- #7
May I have a follow up question.
If we make it in the past tense, could the sentences below work?
a. Where did you go on summer vacation? / What did you do on summer vacation?
b. Where did you go during summer vacation? / What did you do during summer vacation?
c. Where did you go this summer vacation? / What did you do this summer vacation?
Thank you.
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theartichoke
Senior Member
English - Canada
- Jul 17, 2015
- #8
All of the above sound fine to me. I would be less likely, though, to use "this summer vacation" to talk about something in the past. It's okay if it's the very recent past, but after a month or so, I'd probably say "this past summer vacation."
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Bagsensei
Senior Member
Tokyo
Japanese
- Jul 18, 2015
- #9
theartichoke said:
All of the above sound fine to me. I would be less likely, though, to use "this summer vacation" to talk about something in the past. It's okay if it's the very recent past, but after a month or so, I'd probably say "this past summer vacation."
Many thanks, Theartichoke. That's a great help.
Can I also use "the"?
- What did you do on/during
past summer vacation?
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theartichoke
Senior Member
English - Canada
- Aug 1, 2015
- #10
Believe it or not, I didn't see your response because I was away on summer vacation until yesterday.
"The" sounds OK to me if you use "during". It sounds a bit off with "on." I have no idea why.
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Bagsensei
Senior Member
Tokyo
Japanese
- Aug 4, 2015
- #11
theartichoke said:
Believe it or not, I didn't see your response because I was away on summer vacation until yesterday.
"The" sounds OK to me if you use "during". It sounds a bit off with "on." I have no idea why.
Thank you so much, Theartichoke.
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