Go golfing implies that you’re playing for leisure. Play golf implies that you’re playing competitively against other people.
When we use go + gerund, it means that we are going somewhere to do a leisure activity.Įxamples: go fishing, go hunting, go kayaking, go canoeing, go hiking, go boating, go sailing, go swimming, go scuba diving, go skateboarding, go running, go jogging, go surfing, go bowling, go horseback riding, go sledding, go skiing, go snowboarding, go dancing, go golfing* (Photo by Snapwire from Pexels) Sports collocations with go We also use play to talk about some non-team sports.Įxamples (team sports): play football, play soccer, play basketball, play baseball, play hockey, play volleyball, play lacrosse, play rugby, play cricket, play dodgeball, play field hockey, play handball, play softballĮxamples (non-team sports): play golf, play tennis, play ping pong/table tennis, play badminton, play darts, play pool/billiards Many Americans grow up playing baseball. The tendency here is that we use play to talk about team sports. (Photo by lograstudio from Pixabay) Sports collocations with play do kung fu or practice kung fu).Įxamples of combat/individual sports: do karate, do kung fu, do aerobics, do MMA, do cross-country, do yoga, do pilates, do gymnastics, do ballet A woman doing yoga. Note that we can use do or practice with martial arts (e.g. The general tendency is that we use do to talk about combat sports and individual sports that don’t involve balls. Here are some sports collocations you should know, as well as some tendencies to help you make sense of all this.Īfter you read the article, try the practice activity. When talking about sports, choosing the correct collocations (natural-sounding word combinations) can be tricky. You can go surfing, but you can’t go boxing. You can do gymnastics, but you can’t do weightlifting. You can play soccer, but you can’t play bowling.
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