The difference between 'go on-ing' and 'go on to do'
However, I have seen 2 different meanings when it is used like these forms, 'go on doing something' and 'go on to do something'.
Is there any reason that I have to differetiate between them? T-T
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"go on doing something"- Please go on helping those poor children. ) "go on to do something"- You have read the questions well. Now go on to answer them.
- "go on doing something"- Please go on helping those poor children.
- ) "go on to do something"- You have read the questions well.
- Now go on to answer them.
- )
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0DahyeSonI think 'go on' means continue to do something.
It means 'continue to do something' when followed by an -ing form.
Even after they were called for dinner, the children [continued / went on] playing games.
However, it means 'proceed' when followed by an infinitive.
First we finished step 1. Next we [proceeded
0Mary went on cooking dinner. This means she continued cooking dinner.
Mary did the laundry. She went on to cook dinner. This means that she cooked dinner after she did the laundry. There is an implication hat she did not take a break between the two tasks.
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