Fill in the blanks.
1. He spent the whole day in ............................ bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not normally use an article in the expression to bed or in bed.
2. He is at ..................... work.
Correct!
Wrong!
No article is used in the expression at work or to work.
3. I am going to ........................ school to meet the headmaster.
Correct!
Wrong!
When we are talking about the place, we say the school or the hospital.
4. What is the right age for children to start ............................?
Correct!
Wrong!
We are not talking about the place here.
5. She was unhappy at ............................ university.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. He was sent to ......................... for stealing a loaf of bread.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. Grandma is in ............................. hospital.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I went to .......................... hospital to see grandma.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. ......................... Nile is the longest river in the world.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the with the names of rivers.
10. ........................ Himalayas are the highest mountain ranges in the world.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use the with the names of mountain ranges.
11. He is at .......................... Harvard University.
Correct!
Wrong!
No article is used before the names of universities.
12. He is a student at ....................... University of Tokyo.
Correct!
Wrong!
The article the is used when the name of the university includes the word of.
Answers
- He spent the whole day in bed.
- He is at work.
- I am going to the school to meet the headmaster.
- What is the right age for children to start school?
- She was unhappy at university.
- He was sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread.
- Grandma is in hospital.
- I went to the hospital to see grandma.
- The Nile is the longest river in the world.
- The Himalayas are the highest mountain ranges in the world.
- He is at Harvard University.
- He is a student at the University of Tokyo.
