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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
I took my girl friend dancing/I took my girl friend to a dance.
1) "I took my girl friend dancing"
2) "I took my girl friend to a dance."
I'd like to know what difference in the meaning there is between #1 and #2?
Thank you in advance for your help.
2) "I took my girl friend to a dance."
I'd like to know what difference in the meaning there is between #1 and #2?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
(2) sounds like you are going to a more formal, arranged event (rather than, say, a nightclub or something). "girlfriend" is one word.
- (2) sounds like you are going to a more formal, arranged event (rather than, say, a nightclub or something).
- "girlfriend" is one word.
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(2) sounds like you are going to a more formal, arranged event (rather than, say, a nightclub or something).
"girlfriend" is one word.
"girlfriend" is one word.
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Thank you, GPY, for your helpful answer.
We hold a dance every year to raise money for charity.
<Oxford Learner's Dictionar
I didn't know.
"girlfriend" is one word.
4 [countable] a social event at which people dance
(2) sounds like you are going to a more formal, arranged event (rather than, say, a nightclub or something)
We hold a dance every year to raise money for charity.
<Oxford Learner's Dictionar
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park sang joonI can't understand how "dancing" can indicate "a place people dance"It doesn't, it refers to the activity. "take someone verb-ing" is a set pattern: took her bowling, took her shopping, took her swimming. However, only certain verbs work.
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