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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Syntax question

In the sentence, "Mom took Jimmy shopping," what is the syntax of "shopping"? Is it an adverb answering "where?" Can participles perform as adverbs? I thought they were always adjectives. Is it a gerund? But gerunds need to function as nouns.
  

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Anonymous In the sentence, "Mom took Jimmy shopping," what is the syntax of "shopping"? " Can participles perform as adverbs? I thought they were always adjectives.

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  • Anonymous In the sentence, "Mom took Jimmy shopping," what is the syntax of "shopping"?
  • " Can participles perform as adverbs?
  • I thought they were always adjectives.
  • Is it a gerund?
  • But gerunds need to function as nouns.
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Anonymous In the sentence, "Mom took Jimmy shopping," what is the syntax of "shopping"? Is it an adverb answering "where?" Can participles perform as adverbs? I thought they were always adjectives. Is it a gerund? But gerunds need to function as nouns.
Mom took Jimmy shopping => Mom took Jim to the shop/shopping mall.
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AnonymousMom took Jimmy shopping.
"shopping" is definitely not a gerund. Compare: Mom took Jimmy home, where home is an adverb.

It seems to me that take someone ---ing can be used virtually everywhere that go ---ing can be used. It's a related idiom.

go shopping - take someone shopping
go dancing -
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AnonymousIn the sentence, "Mom took Jimmy shopping," what is the syntax of "shopping"?
To me, "shopping" seems like a noun, meaning the activity of shopping.
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