A driver is a person who drives a vehicle.
The idea
Driver is countable: a driver, two drivers. Put a vehicle name before it in roles such as bus driver and taxi driver.
Examples
- The driver stopped the bus.
- She is a taxi driver.
- Two drivers waited near their cars.
- The driver asked the passenger for an address.
- He thanked the bus driver.
- Our driver knows the route.
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A driver controls the vehicle; a passenger travels in it without driving or working on it. The role can change between journeys.
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Choose the plural after two. Two ___ waited near their cars. (driver / drivers)
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drivers
Drivers is the plural after two.
Choose the person controlling the vehicle. The person controlling the bus is the ___. (driver / passenger)
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driver
A driver controls the bus.
Choose the role for someone who drives a taxi. A person who drives a taxi is a ___. (taxi driver / taxi passenger)
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taxi driver
Taxi driver names a driver by vehicle type.
Practice round
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Choose the plural after two. Two ___ waited near their cars. (driver / drivers)
Choose the person controlling the vehicle. The person controlling the bus is the ___. (driver / passenger)
Choose the role for someone who drives a taxi. A person who drives a taxi is a ___. (taxi driver / taxi passenger)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a driver and say what kind of vehicle they drive.