Name: English Tutor Nick P Lesson (295) Go On Strike Not Go on a Strike
Uploaded: 2019-07-06T15:40:47.000Z
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Lesson 295. The title of today's lesson

To-infinitive

is to go or be on strike without "a. " Yeah.  This is where students might make a

Past simple

mistake,  especially students of ESL They may say somebody went on a strike or

somebody is on a strike. Maybe even a native speaker might make this mistake

too. So let's take a look at the examples here. Of course with the X,  this is wrong.

Most of the labor union employees voted to go on a strike. No. When you say "a" of

course with the X,  that's wrong. The correct one would be with the check here.

So most of the labor union employees voted to go on strike. That would be

correct. All right. Let's continue. Take a look at the second one again with the X.

This is wrong. He didn't want to go on a strike because he cannot afford to miss

any pay. All right. Again you should say he didn't go on strike because he

couldn't afford to miss any pay. So again no "a."  And the last example here. Again

with the X this is wrong. Those workers went on a strike for two months. No those

workers went on strike for two months.  Okay.  I hope you got it.  I hope it's clear.