1. Many icebergs were melting because of the global warming.

2. Many icebergs were melting because the globe was warming.

( Is #1 the same aas #2?)

3. He went mountainclimbing.
4. He went driving with his son.
5. he went cooking to the center.
6. He went groceryshopping to the mart.
(Are the four sentences all correct grammatically?)

1 and 2 mean about the same thing, but a smoother sentence would be #1 without "the" in it.

3 - mountain climbing (2 words)

4 - OK

5 - He went to cook at the homeless center.

6 - grocery shopping at the ...