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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Gerund or adverb
"Let's go shopping today."
What is the function of "shopping" in the above sentence ?
Is it an adverb ?
It seems to me that there should be a "for" before shopping in the sentence .
What is the function of "shopping" in the above sentence ?
Is it an adverb ?
It seems to me that there should be a "for" before shopping in the sentence .
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To me, "shopping" seems like a noun. I am happy to be corrected on this though! "Let's go for shopping" isn't right.
- To me, "shopping" seems like a noun.
- I am happy to be corrected on this though!
- "Let's go for shopping" isn't right.
- " is OK.
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To me, "shopping" seems like a noun. I am happy to be corrected on this though!
"Let's go for shopping" isn't right. (However "Let's go for a walk/beer/coffee/etc." is OK. In theory you could say "Let's go for a shop" but in practice this would be unusual.)
"Let's go for shopping" isn't right. (However "Let's go for a walk/beer/coffee/etc." is OK. In theory you could say "Let's go for a shop" but in practice this would be unusual.)
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There seem to be two ways to analyze this kind of sentence:
(1) Let us go shopping.
(a) "shopping" is a participle that modifies "us."
(b) "shopping" is a gerund that is the object of a preposition that used to used many years ago:
on + shopping > a-shopping
(i) The prepositional phrase (on shopping/ a-shopping) modifies the verb "go"
(1) Let us go shopping.
(a) "shopping" is a participle that modifies "us."
(b) "shopping" is a gerund that is the object of a preposition that used to used many years ago:
on + shopping > a-shopping
(i) The prepositional phrase (on shopping/ a-shopping) modifies the verb "go"
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