Monseul  +  794824 Thu, 25 Jun 09 12:53 PM Hello,   What's the difference in 'going shopping' and 'shopping'?   Example:   'Are you interested in shopping?'   'Are you interested in going shopping?'   Thanks in advance for your help.   Regards     Monseul Joined on Thu, Oct 20 2005 Junior Member 53 Regards, Grammar

	Mister Micawber  +  794872 Thu, 25 Jun 09 01:30 PM 'Go' incorporates the idea of travel/movement into the concept, and is often used with common activities including necessary movement:  go swimming, go shopping, go dancing, go fishing.  It is perhaps commoner than your first sentence, which would more usually be used only if asking about the concept, as in 'Do you like shopping (in general)?', whereas 'Are you interested in going shopping?' is more likely an invitation rather than an inquiry about a fact. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,805 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Invitations, Sentences, Activities

	Marjann  +  795251 Thu, 25 Jun 09 07:11 PM Hello i think in sentence" are you intersted in going shopping" the gerund " going" is used to emaphasise on the act of shopping some thing like when we use "do" in the sentence" i do love you" since in the second one, the person asked the question just to know if you are intersted in shopping. i hope it coul make a help for you Best Regards Marjann Joined on Thu, Jun 25 2009 iran New Member 02 Regards, Gerunds