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Guyper Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

To go + Infinitive or -ing?

1. "Go play somewhere else."

I know that playing won't work following go, and my question is related to the following

2. "Don't go wandering off too far"

Is this one in -ing form because it's from an idiom?

Would, "Don't go wander off too far" be incorrect?

Thank you
  

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Guyper 1. "I know that playing won't work following go, That's right: it is an idiomatic structure with 'come' and 'go' and is equivalent to 'go and play'. It is not possible with another form of the verb, for instance ( X ) 'went play' or ( X ) 'going play'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Guyper 1.
  • "I know that playing won't work following go, That's right: it is an idiomatic structure with 'come' and 'go' and is equivalent to 'go and play'.
  • It is not possible with another form of the verb, for instance ( X ) 'went play' or ( X ) 'going play'.
  • Guyper 2.
  • "Don't go wandering off too far"Is this one in -ing form because it's from an idiom?
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Guyper1. "Go play somewhere else."I know that playing won't work following go,
That's right: it is an idiomatic structure with 'come' and 'go' and is equivalent to 'go and play'. It is not possible with another form of the verb, for instance (X) 'went play' or (X) 'going play'.
Guyper2. "Don't go wandering off too far"Is
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