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Maria D Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
go doing / do the doing
Hello! Could you help me, please? Have I understood correctly that all ing-expressions with "go" go without "the" and with "do" do? 
For example:
I go shopping.
I do THE shopping.
I go gardening.
I do THE gardening.
etc.
And what is the difference in the sense of such expressions when we use "go" and "do" with ing-forms?
Thank you!
For example:I go shopping.
I do THE shopping.
I go gardening.
I do THE gardening.
etc.
And what is the difference in the sense of such expressions when we use "go" and "do" with ing-forms?
Thank you!
Top answer
Maria D Have I understood correctly that all ing-expressions with "go" go without "the" and with "do" do? Yes. Maria D And what is the difference in the sense of such expressions when we use "go" and "do" with ing-forms?
- Maria D Have I understood correctly that all ing-expressions with "go" go without "the" and with "do" do?
- Yes.
- Maria D And what is the difference in the sense of such expressions when we use "go" and "do" with ing-forms?
- The former is used mainly for sporting or recreational activities: I go fishing every Sunday morning.
- The latter shows responsibility: I do the shopping; my wife does the gardening.
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Maria DHave I understood correctly that all ing-expressions with "go" go without "the" and with "do" do?Yes.
Maria DAnd what is the difference in the sense of such expressions when we use "go" and "do" with ing-forms?The former is used mainly for sporting or recreational activities:
I go fishing every Sunday mo
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