Do / play
Which is correct and sound natural?
A: What sports do you do?
B: (a) I like swimming and volleyball / playing volleyball.
(b) I do karate and ice-skating
(c) I play / like football and ice-skating / like ice-skating.
(d) I do karate and swimming / I like karate and (go) swimming.
(e) I do karate and football / play football / like football.
Thanks.
Top answer
"I do ~" is the most direct response, since it echoes the verb "do", but this verb works better with some activity names than with others. For example, "I do karate" seems OK, but "I do football" sounds slightly off to me, when intended as a general statement. "I play ~" is OK with activities that are considered to be games, such as football and volleyball.
- "I do ~" is the most direct response, since it echoes the verb "do", but this verb works better with some activity names than with others.
- For example, "I do karate" seems OK, but "I do football" sounds slightly off to me, when intended as a general statement.
- "I play ~" is OK with activities that are considered to be games, such as football and volleyball.
- It does not work with something like swimming, which is not considered a game.
- "I like ~" is not a direct answer to the "do" question, but it is acceptable since it is understood to mean "I like to do/play ~".
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"I do ~" is the most direct response, since it echoes the verb "do", but this verb works better with some activity names than with others. For example, "I do karate" seems OK, but "I do football" sounds slightly off to me, when intended as a general statement.
"I play ~" is OK with activities that are considered to be games, such as football and volleyball. It does not work with somethi
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