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Vincent Teo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

for camping

Do I say,

(a) The scouts of my school organised a camping in the jungle
(b) The school scouts went to a jungle for camping.
(c) The scouts had a camping in the jungle.
  

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The Scouts at my school organized a camping trip to the jungle. ) The Scouts at my school went camping in the jungle. The Scouts at my school went to the jungle on a camping trip.

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  • The Scouts at my school organized a camping trip to the jungle.
  • ) The Scouts at my school went camping in the jungle.
  • The Scouts at my school went to the jungle on a camping trip.
  • The Scouts at my school went on a camping trip to the jungle.
  • " "Camping" is a modifier, as in camping trip, or a gerund, as in "I enjoy camping" but it's NOT a countable noun.
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The Scouts at my school organized a camping trip to the jungle. (Perhaps you mean "forest" or "woods"?)
The Scouts at my school went camping in the jungle.
The Scouts at my school went to the jungle on a camping trip.
The Scouts at my school went on a camping trip to the jungle.

Do not say "they had a camping." "Camping" is a modifier, as in camping trip, or a gerund, as in "I
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Are you sure you mean 'jungle'? Scouts usually go camping in woods and fields. Jungles would be much too dangerous for scouts to camp in.
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