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Stephenlearner Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Play with your friend?
Hi,
1) He (a teenager) hung out with his friends in the park.
2) He played with his friends in the park.
I was told that 1) is correct, but 2) is not.
But if he is just a two-year kid, what should I say to express being together with his little friends?
For example, in the play ground there are many toddlers.
Can I say to my son, "go to play with your friends",
or "go to play with Philip",
or "play with your toy truck with Philip"? (Philip is a toddler)
Thanks in advance.
Stephen
1) He (a teenager) hung out with his friends in the park.
2) He played with his friends in the park.
I was told that 1) is correct, but 2) is not.
But if he is just a two-year kid, what should I say to express being together with his little friends?
For example, in the play ground there are many toddlers.
Can I say to my son, "go to play with your friends",
or "go to play with Philip",
or "play with your toy truck with Philip"? (Philip is a toddler)
Thanks in advance.
Stephen
Top answer
#2 is fine if they played games or they are small children. Does that help, Stephen?
- #2 is fine if they played games or they are small children.
- Does that help, Stephen?
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#2 is fine if they played games or they are small children. Does that help, Stephen?
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Hi,
Could you help me with this question?
Here are several sentences:
Play the game.
Play seek and hide.
Play with the toy truck.
Play with the food.
Play with the water gun.
Play on the swing.
Play on the slide.
Can we say "play with the swing/slide"?
If we
Could you help me with this question?
Here are several sentences:
Play the game.
Play seek and hide.
Play with the toy truck.
Play with the food.
Play with the water gun.
Play on the swing.
Play on the slide.
Can we say "play with the swing/slide"?
If we
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Play the game.
Play hide and seek.
Play with the toy truck.
Play with the food.
Play with the water gun.
Play on the swing.
Play on the slide.
Those are OK.
Can we say "play with the swing/slide"?-- No.
Why can't we say "play the toy truck", or "play the swing", like "play hide and seek" ?-
Play hide and seek.
Play with the toy truck.
Play with the food.
Play with the water gun.
Play on the swing.
Play on the slide.
Those are OK.
Can we say "play with the swing/slide"?-- No.
Why can't we say "play the toy truck", or "play the swing", like "play hide and seek" ?-
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Thank you for your reply, Mister Micawber.
In my mother tongue, we don't use on before a swing, or with before a water gun, so I cannot tell their differences.
My assumption is like this:
If we can manipulate it, we say play with it;
Mister Micawber Can we say "play with the swing/slide"?-- No.Why not?
In my mother tongue, we don't use on before a swing, or with before a water gun, so I cannot tell their differences.
My assumption is like this:
If we can manipulate it, we say play with it;
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Why not? In my mother tongue, we don't use on before a swing, or with before a water gun, so I cannot tell their differences.-- Because this is English, not your mother tongue.
My assumption is like this:
If we can manipulate it, we say play with it;
if we can't manipulate it, and we just use it as a tool or platform, we say play on it
My assumption is like this:
If we can manipulate it, we say play with it;
if we can't manipulate it, and we just use it as a tool or platform, we say play on it
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Thank you very much.
Perhaps I made me mis-understandable.
I meant that I could not tell their differences because we don't use on or with.
Anyway, thank you for your help.
Perhaps I made me mis-understandable.
I meant that I could not tell their differences because we don't use on or with.
Anyway, thank you for your help.
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