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"go out" vs "go on"



 
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"go out" vs "go on" #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:32 am   "go out" vs "go on"
 

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ESL/EFL Test #164 "Idioms with the phrasal verb go", question 2

Would you rather ......... for a picnic or a meal at a restaurant?

(a) go off
(b) go out
(c) go on
(d) go over

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #164 "Idioms with the phrasal verb go", answer 2

Would you rather go out for a picnic or a meal at a restaurant?

Correct answer: (b) go out

Your answer was: incorrect
Would you rather go on for a picnic or a meal at a restaurant?
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why use "go out" instead of "go on"?

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"go out" vs "go on" #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:43 am   "go out" vs "go on"
 

Hi,

The suggestion here is that 'go out' refers to the idea of leaving your home and having a meal in a different place. 'Go on' can often mean 'continue' and wouldn't really make sense in that sentence.

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"go out" vs "go on" #3 (permalink) Tue Feb 19, 2008 14:09 pm   "go out" vs "go on"
 

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A very common collocation is "go on a picnic", but the test sentence includes the word for, so the phrasal verb go on doesn't work here.
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"go out" vs "go on" #4 (permalink) Tue Feb 19, 2008 19:58 pm   "go out" vs "go on"
 

And of course you can go for a picnic.

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"go out" vs "go on" #5 (permalink) Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:38 am   "go out" vs "go on"
 

Dear Sirs, coould you please check the test : "Would you rather ......... for Chinese food or Italian food?"
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"go out" vs "go on" #6 (permalink) Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:13 am   "go out" vs "go on"
 

in the question of this test there is: Would you rather go out for Chinese food or Italian food?

and when I click for the explanation there is: Would you rather go out for a picnic or a meal at a restaurant?

is 'go out' also correct in the question of this test?

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"go out" vs "go on" #7 (permalink) Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:13 am   "go out" vs "go on"
 

in the question of this test there is: Would you rather go out for Chinese food or Italian food?

and when I click for the explanation there is: Would you rather go out for a picnic or a meal at a restaurant?

is 'go out' also correct in the question of this test?

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"go out" vs "go on" #8 (permalink) Fri Oct 14, 2011 17:09 pm   "go out" vs "go on"
 

Yes.
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