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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

skip the rope

Can I say,

She likes to skip / skip the rope.

She skips rope every time.
  

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She likes to skip rope . She skips rope all the time.

  • She likes to skip rope .
  • She skips rope all the time.
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She likes to skip rope.

She skips rope all the time.
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Thanks.

Can I say,

She likes to skip with a rope.
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It is grammatical but not natural. She likes to skip rope. Skipping rope is the name of the activity.
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Hi,
Isn't 'jumping a rope' or 'jumping ropes' the name of an activity? What is the difference between 'jumping a rope' and 'skipping rope'? Why one has an article and the other doesn't?
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To me, the idioms are 'to skip rope' and ' to play jump-rope'. Others who grew up in other parts of the English-speaking world may have different opinions.
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If I say,

She likes to skip her rope.

Can it be accepted?
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No, not a natural expression.
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Mister Micawber . To me, the idioms are 'to skip rope' and ' to play jump-rope'. Others who grew up in other parts of the English-speaking world may have different opinions..
That is not the case in British English, in which it is called skipping. It is the second definition here

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