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Monseul Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Go shopping vs. shopping

Hello,

What's the difference in 'going shopping' and 'shopping'?

Example:

'Are you interested in shopping?'

'Are you interested in going shopping?'

Thanks in advance for your help.

Regards
  

Top answer

'Go' incorporates the idea of travel/movement into the concept, and is often used with common activities including necessary movement: go swimming, go shopping, go dancing, go fishing . ' is more likely an invitation rather than an inquiry about a fact.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Go' incorporates the idea of travel/movement into the concept, and is often used with common activities including necessary movement: go swimming, go shopping, go dancing, go fishing .
  • ' is more likely an invitation rather than an inquiry about a fact.
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'Go' incorporates the idea of travel/movement into the concept, and is often used with common activities including necessary movement: go swimming, go shopping, go dancing, go fishing. It is perhaps commoner than your first sentence, which would more usually be used only if asking about the concept, as in 'Do you like shopping (in general)?', whereas 'Are you interested in going shopping
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Hello

i think in sentence" are you intersted in going shopping" the gerund " going" is used to emaphasise on the act of shopping some thing like when we use "do" in the sentence" i do love you"

since in the second one, the person asked the question just to know if you are intersted in shopping.

i hope it coul make a help for you

Best Regards
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Hello.
Can I say 'I like going shopping' instead of 'I like shopping'?
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farassooCan I say 'I like going shopping' instead of 'I like shopping'?
Yes, that is common.
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