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Roky0071 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Go hunting or go on hunting

1.Mr smith goes hunting every year.
2.Mr smith goes (on) hunting every year.
My question is that do the two sentences above carry the same meaning and do I use them interchangeably? is the first one short form of second sentence?
  

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Mr smith goes hunting every year. Mr smith goes (on) hunting every year. My question is that do the two sentences above carry the same meaning and do I use them interchangeably?

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  • Mr smith goes hunting every year.
  • Mr smith goes (on) hunting every year.
  • My question is that do the two sentences above carry the same meaning and do I use them interchangeably?
  • is the first one short form of second sentence?
  • "Go hunting" is the first choice.
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roky0071 1.Mr smith goes hunting every year. 2.Mr smith goes (on) hunting every year. My question is that do the two sentences above carry the same meaning and do I use them interchangeably? is the first one short form of second sentence?
"Go hunting" is the first choice. See this
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"Smith" should have a capital. Apart from this, (1) is correct.

(2) appears to offer two alternatives: "Mr Smith goes hunting every year" and "Mr Smith goes on hunting every year". The former is the same as (1). The latter is correct English but means "Mr Smith continues hunting every year". To use "on" in the way you probably intend, you need to say something like "Mr Smith goes o
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