[Grammar] a good place

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Ashiuhto

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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

1. It's really a good place for paying a visit and going for a one-day trip.
2. It's really a good place to pay a visit and to go for a one-day trip.
 

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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

1. It's really a good place for paying a visit and going for a one-day trip.
2. It's really a good place to pay a visit and to go for a one-day trip.

I would say "It's a really good place to visit and go on/for a one-day trip. Other variations will work. While "pay a visit" can be used for visiting a place, I mostly use that phrase for visiting a person or a home.
 

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"It's a really good place to go on a day trip."
 

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Note that both suggestions have altered your "It's really a good place ..." to "It's a really good place".
 

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"It's a really good place to visit and go on/for a one-day trip.

Does 'go on' in the given sentence mean operate? I have checked the dictionary and found it could also mean operate. I used to think it means continue, but now I learned another synonym for that word. Thanks.
 

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Does 'go on' in the given sentence mean operate? I have checked the dictionary and found it could also mean operate. I used to think it means continue, but now I learned another synonym for that word. Thanks.

No, it doesn't mean "operate". It is more in the realm of "travel".
 

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We use "to go on" regularly to mean "to travel somewhere and do something":

I'm going on holiday.
I think I'll go on a trip next week.
I recommend Brighton as somewhere to go on a day trip from London.
Are you going on a shopping spree on Saturday?
I'm going on a skiiing holiday in February.
 
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