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I am wondering which one below is grammatical:

  • I sing a song every ride.
  • I sing a song on every ride.

So I guess the question boils down to whether "on every ride" servers as a preposition here?

Thanks.

Jonas
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Recurrent units of time do not need a preposition:

  • I wake up every morning.
  • I work every day.
  • I sleep every night.
  • Take one pill every hour.

Your second sentence is definitely correct, and the first one is, at worst, only incorrect in a pedantic sense because it treats a ride as a time-signifying recurrence; it is essentially saying, "I sing a song every time I take a ride."

  • We argue every meal.
  • We argue during every meal.
  • We sat next to each other every bus ride.
  • We sat next to each other on every bus ride.

In each case, the second sentence is more strictly correct than the first, but they are both completely understandable. I would see them as differences in style.

Omitting the preposition is more common in American English than other dialects. See this question about omitting prepositions of time in American English.

Anthony M
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