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Alex1234 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
go and go to
Hello!
I know that I must use 'go' when I talk about 'going home' or 'going downtown'.
But I can't get a difference between 'downtown/home' and 'school/work' etc where I must use 'go to'. Can you please give me a bit more examples when I must use go and when go to (and why), on what principle these proposals are built?
I understand that when I talk about shopping, swimming I must use go because of "ing". But then it comes to the difference between home and school I can't get a point. Thanks.
I know that I must use 'go' when I talk about 'going home' or 'going downtown'.
But I can't get a difference between 'downtown/home' and 'school/work' etc where I must use 'go to'. Can you please give me a bit more examples when I must use go and when go to (and why), on what principle these proposals are built?
I understand that when I talk about shopping, swimming I must use go because of "ing". But then it comes to the difference between home and school I can't get a point. Thanks.
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go: home, downtown, uptown, there, away, back, forward, backward go to: school, work, church, college (Am), university (Br), town, hospital (Br) go to the: country, city, hospital (Am), office, post office, bank, park, supermarket ___________ I don't think there is any point to get. They are pretty arbitrary. The middle group above, however, focuses on participation in some activity that takes place at the location mentioned.
- go: home, downtown, uptown, there, away, back, forward, backward go to: school, work, church, college (Am), university (Br), town, hospital (Br) go to the: country, city, hospital (Am), office, post office, bank, park, supermarket ___________ I don't think there is any point to get.
- They are pretty arbitrary.
- The middle group above, however, focuses on participation in some activity that takes place at the location mentioned.
- You go to school to take part in school activities; you go to work to take part in work activities.
- CJ
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go:
home, downtown, uptown, there, away, back, forward, backward
go to:
school, work, church, college (Am), university (Br), town, hospital (Br)
go to the:
country, city, hospital (Am), office, post office, bank, park, supermarket
___________
I don't think there is any point to get. They are pretty arbitrary. The middle group above
home, downtown, uptown, there, away, back, forward, backward
go to:
school, work, church, college (Am), university (Br), town, hospital (Br)
go to the:
country, city, hospital (Am), office, post office, bank, park, supermarket
___________
I don't think there is any point to get. They are pretty arbitrary. The middle group above
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And we don't use "to" for "abroad". Right?
I want to go abroad.
I want to go abroad.
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blueblooded65And we don't use "to" for "abroad". Right?Right.
I want to go abroad.
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