Posted by rfvv on Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 8:06pm.

1. He spent a lot of money on dancing.
2. He spent a lot of money in dancing.
3. He spent a lot of money on buying things at the shop.
4. He spent a lot of money in buying things at the shop.
5. He spent a lot of money dancing.
6. He spent a lot of money buying things at the shop.

(Which expressions are grammatical?)

•English - Ms. Sue, Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 8:10pm
2 and 4 are incorrect. The others are right.
==============================
Thank you very much for your help. What about the following? I changed 'money' into 'time'.

1. He spent a lot of time on dancing.
2. He spent a lot of time in dancing.
3. He spent a lot of time on buying things at the shop.
4. He spent a lot of time in buying things at the shop.
5. He spent a lot of time dancing.
6. He spent a lot of time buying things at the shop.

(Which expressions are grammatical?)

1 answer

5 and 6 are best. The others are awkward.
Similar Questions
  1. Homework Help: EnglishPosted by rfvv on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 6:29pm. Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 5:35pm.
    1. answers icon 1 answer
  2. Posted by rfvv on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 3:40pm.Posted by rfvv on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 3:21am. {At a
    1. answers icon 1 answer
  3. Posted by rfvv on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 5:35pm.Posted by rfvv on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7:39pm. Try hard to succeed.
    1. answers icon 2 answers
  4. S/I/T Exhibition 2012The exhibition will be held on Sunday, March 25th, 2012 at Pfizer in Pearl River, New York. In case of
    1. answers icon 3 answers
more similar questions