A colleague asked me about the difference between the use of "went" in:
 
        I went home.
           and
        I went shopping.
 
I replied that the second "went" was obviously a kind of auxiliary.  When
I looked this up, the only info I could find in my shelf of books was
from good ol' Quirk & Randolph, who call "start," "go on," and "get"
catenatives live aspectual and modal auxiliaries.  This makes sense, but
does it include this use of "went"?  And is there any other name for this
phenomenon?  Appreciate any responses I get!
 
Thanks,
 
Jeanie Murphy
Pierce College--Puyallup