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    The document discusses collocations related to sports and recreational activities. It notes that "go" implies movement and is used with activities ending in "-ing", "do" refers to individual non-team activities that may not involve balls, and "play" suggests competition between two people or teams. It provides examples of exceptions where "go" can refer to golfing and "play" can mean golf without competition. Finally, it highlights differences between British and American English usage of "do sports" and "play sports".

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    The document discusses collocations related to sports and recreational activities. It notes that "go" implies movement and is used with activities ending in "-ing", "do" refers to individual non-team activities that may not involve balls, and "play" suggests competition between two people or teams. It provides examples of exceptions where "go" can refer to golfing and "play" can mean golf without competition. Finally, it highlights differences between British and American English usage of "do sports" and "play sports".

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    Collocations

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    The document discusses collocations related to sports and recreational activities. It notes that "go" implies movement and is used with activities ending in "-ing", "do" refers to individual non-team activities that may not involve balls, and "play" suggests competition between two people or teams. It provides examples of exceptions where "go" can refer to golfing and "play" can mean golf without competition. Finally, it highlights differences between British and American English usage of "do sports" and "play sports".

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    Collocations

    Go Do Play

    Activities and sports Recreational activities and Team sports and those
    ending in –ing. with individual, non-team sports that need a ball or
    It implies that we move or sport or sports in which a similar object (puck, disc,
    go somewhere to practice ball is not used. shuttlecock…).
    this sport. Activities in which two
    people or teams compete
    against each other.

    Go swimming. Do a a crosswrod puzzle Play poker

    Exceptions

    Go golfing Do boxing Play golf


    If you do it for pleasure. Do bodybuilding If there is an idea of
    They don’t imply moving competition.
    along.

    Do sports Play sports


    British English American English

    Mistakes

    I love practising sports. I love sport.

    I usually practise sport every evening. I usually do sport every evening.

    American English allows to say:

    The team is practicing for tomorrow’s competition.

    What sports do you do?

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