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Old March 16, 2015, 10:06 AM
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Walking on

-It was an odd road to be walking, this of painting.

Based on the above, can we say?

-We were walking this road. (not walking on)
-This trip (or whatever word related to journey) was worth going.

Do you think the second is wrong and on must be added after going?
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'going on'

'walking this road' is OK, but most would add a preposition:
'walking on/down/up/along this road'
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Old March 17, 2015, 02:15 AM
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'going on'

'walking this road' is OK, but most would add a preposition:
'walking on/down/up/along this road'
Do you mean 'going on' is equally good English with, or better than simply, 'going'?
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I mean that 'going' must be paired with 'on' in your sentence. Otherwise, you would not be expressing the entire verbal phrase. We don't 'go a trip'; we 'go on a trip'.
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