B2 Grupo verbal #8: CLIMB, DRIVE, GET IN(TO), GET ON(TO), MOUNT, RIDE
| 1 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 25 | |
| cases | -O | +O | +VC | +OAC | +OVC |
| TO CLIMB | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| TO DRIVE | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| TO GET IN(TO) | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| TO GET ON(TO) | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| TO MOUNT | ✔️ | ✔️ | |||
| TO RIDE | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
+O = followed by an object;
+VC = followed by an adverbial complement;
+OAC = followed by an adjective complement that works as as subject;
+OVC = followed by an adverbial complement that works as as subject.
1 The road climbed towards the· top of the mountain.
2 They have climbed Mount Everest,Climb means ‘go up’, but implies steepness, difficulty; ‘I’m going upstairs’, but ‘I’m getting too old to climb all those stairs’.
Nouns: climb, what is climbed; climber, of mountains.
Problem: I liked climbing trees when I was young. (NOT mounting)
1 He drives too fast.
2 Can you drive a car?
17 Drive to the station.
23 That noise is driving me mad.
25 Drive me to the airport, please.Drive means to ‘guide a vehicle’, or ‘take someone in a vehicle’ (see 25). Compare to ride (below), and note that we say ‘steer a ship’, ‘pilot an aircraft’, (not drive).
🌱Nouns: drive, a journey in a vehicle or a private road leading to a house; driver,
person driving.
☣️Problems:
He drives very well. (NOT conducts)
A bus conductor sells tickets; a bus driver drives the bus. ‘A conductor’ is the person in charge of an orchestra.
You’re driving me mad. (NOT sending/making)
1 Get in! We're in a hurry.
2 Get into the car! We're in a hurry.We get into covered vehicles, like cars, but if the action involves climbing steps (some buses and trains, aircraft), we usually say get on/get on to. Usage is not clear at present because of the changing design of buses, etc.
☣️Problem: Get in! (NOT enter)
1 Get on! You can sit behind me.
2 Get on to the scooter! You can sit behind me.See get in, but note that we always get on to a bicycle, motor cycle.
1 They were given the order to mount.
2 They mounted their horses.
Mount is still the correct word for horses, but it is too formal in most contexts for bicycles or motor cycles.
🌱 Noun: mount, used of horses, but now formal or technical.
1 He rides very well.
2 Can you ride a bicycle.
17 Ride to the farm, and get some help.
25 Ride the donkey to the end of the beach.We use ride, not drive, when we have one leg on either side of the vehicle (motor cycle, bicycle) or for a horse, donkey, etc.
🌱 Nouns: ride, journey on horse, bicycle, etc.; rider, person riding.
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