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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I went to a picnic

I went to a picnic.

I went for a picnic.

I went on a picnic.

What is the difference in the meaning of the above sentences?

Please help me.
  

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"to" implies that someone else was hosting the picnic, and that it was a more organized, larger event. Are you going to the company picnic? " We went out for a picnic today.

— BarbaraPA

  • "to" implies that someone else was hosting the picnic, and that it was a more organized, larger event.
  • Are you going to the company picnic?
  • " We went out for a picnic today.
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"to" implies that someone else was hosting the picnic, and that it was a more organized, larger event. Are you going to the company picnic?

I don't see any significant difference between "on" and "for." We went out for a picnic today.
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the meaning of "go for" is want

and "go on" is continue
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Thank you Prcminus, that I'm not sure how that's relevant in this case?
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PRCMINUSthe meaning of "go for" is want Not really. One meaning of the phrasal verb 'go for' is like.

'Go for' has a number of other meanings as well: http://dictionary
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We went for a picnic or we went to a picnic plz explain the difference
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