Take place vs hold on

[annu]

hi
ther is one sentence like
when will be the meeting take place?
(1)why i cant use hold on in place of take place.
i have some more que
(2)the awful accident occured before 3 weeks?why it is wrong?the correct one is 3 weeks ago
(3)it snowing would you like to go sking.it is correct why i cant use go to sking.
please explain with example[/u]

[Conchita]

Hello Annu,

1. The first sentence should read: When will the meeting take place?

You can also say: When will the meeting be held?

You can hold a meeting, but not hold on a meeting – hold on means wait or cling on to.

2. Three weeks ago means: three weeks before now.

Ago always counts back from the present time. If you are counting back from a past time, you have to use before, not ago:

They are leaving for Australia today. Three weeks ago they had an accident (counting back from today). Ten days before (the accident) they won the lottery.

3. It’s snowing. Would you like to go skiing? It means: would you like to practice this sport? But you can say: We are going to the mountain to ski, meaning: for the purpose of skiing. I don't go to the mountain to ski, I go there to walk.