Question

1. He went out for a run.
2. He went out for a ride.
(for riding a horse or riding a bike?)
3. He went out for a skate/a ski.
4. He went out for a smoke.
5. He went out for a drink.
6. He went out for a tour.
7. He went out for _________.
8. She went out for a shop.
9. She went out for a dance.
10. She went out for a meeting.
11. He went out for a shopping.
12. He went out for a buying.
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Are they all grammatical? Can we use almost all the expressions in the blank in #7?

Answer 1

1. He went for a run.
2. He went for a ride.
(for riding a horse or riding a bike?)
3. He went for a skate/a ski.
4. He went for a smoke.
5. He went for a drink.
6. He went for a tour.
7. He went for _________.
8. She went for a shop.
9. She went for a dance.
10. She went for a meeting.
11. He went for a shopping.
12. He went for a buying.
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Are they all grammatical? Can we use almost all the expressions in the blank in #7?

Answer 2

In both lists ...

1 and 2 are fine.
3 is not correct.
(He went skating or He went skiing.)
4, 5, 6, and 10 are fine.
7 will sometimes work, but sometimes it won't.

She/He went shopping.
She/He went out shopping.
She/He went out dancing.

Be careful of 7 -- there are many variations, as you can see.