Fill in the blanks.
1He spent the whole day in ............... bed.
Wrong!
We use "no article" in the common expression "in bed" when bed means resting or sleeping.
2He is at ............... work.
Wrong!
We use "no article" in the fixed expression "at work" when work means someone's job or workplace activity.
3I am going to ............... school to meet the headmaster.
Wrong!
We use "the" when we mean the school building as a specific place to visit.
4What is the right age for children to start ...............?
Wrong!
We use "school" without an article when we mean education as an activity or stage of life.
5She was unhappy at ............... university.
Wrong!
We use "no article" in "at university" when university means studying there as a student.
6He was sent to ............... for stealing a loaf of bread.
Wrong!
We use "prison" without an article when prison means being there as a prisoner.
7Grandma is in ............... hospital.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
When someone is in hospital as a patient, British English uses no article ("in hospital"), while American English says "in the hospital".
8I went to ............... hospital to see Grandma.
Wrong!
We use "the" when we mean the hospital building as a specific place to visit.
9............... Nile is the longest river in the world.
Wrong!
We use "The" with the names of rivers, such as "the Nile".
10............... Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world.
Wrong!
We use "The" with the names of mountain ranges, such as "the Himalayas".
11He is at ............... Harvard University.
Wrong!
We use "no article" before most university names such as "Harvard University".
12He is a student at ............... University of Tokyo.
Wrong!
We use "the" in university names with "of", such as "the University of Tokyo".
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- He spent the whole day in no article bed.
- He is at no article 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 no article university.
- He was sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread.
- Grandma is in the / no article hospital.
- I went to the hospital to see Grandma.
- The Nile is the longest river in the world.
- The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world.
- He is at no article Harvard University.
- He is a student at the University of Tokyo.