A few weeks ago, I had a student who asked me about the difference between:
Play with
and
Play
So, I thought I would explain it here on my blog too.
Play with is used with things/people.
I am playing with my dog.
Go and play with your friends.
Don't play with fire!
Play with fire is also an idiom which means you are playing with something dangerous.
A: Did you hear that Tina is dating John to make Ben jealous?
B: What?! She's playing with fire!
A: I know, I think it won't end well.
Play is used with games. It isn't used with people.
Let's play monopoly!
I played video games yesterday
Do you know how to play baseball?
For more about play please read this earlier post:
http://phils-english.blogspot.com/2008/05/silly-rabbit-play-is-for-kids.html
Have a nice Sunday,
Phil
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