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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Goes for jogging

Can I say,

He goes for jogging at the park every evening.
  

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It's possible. It would be more common to omit the "for," but your version could be used to emphasize the trip to the park. ) We often say, "I go there for the fishing," but rarely, "I go there for the jogging, even though it might be a great place for it.

  • It's possible.
  • It would be more common to omit the "for," but your version could be used to emphasize the trip to the park.
  • ) We often say, "I go there for the fishing," but rarely, "I go there for the jogging, even though it might be a great place for it.
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It's possible. It would be more common to omit the "for," but your version could be used to emphasize the trip to the park.

"Why does he go there every night?" (reply) "He goes for jogging." "He goes there to go jogging." (I think yours would be quite unusual.)

We often say, "I go there for the fishing," but rarely, "I go there for the jogging, even though it might be a gr

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