When we say that students are school, we are not talking about the building. Rather we are talking about children learning in a classroom. When we say the school, we are talking about the building.
Fill in the blanks with a noun with or without the article the.
1. Rahul is a ten year old boy. Every day, he goes to .............................
2. Why isn't Sam at ........................................ today?
3. Both my children are at ...........................
4. Yesterday I went to ........................... to talk to my son's teacher.
5. He is in ............................ for robbery.
6. Grandma is in ............................. She has kidney trouble.
7. I went to ................................. to see her.
8. The injured person was taken to ..........................
9. He did go to .............................. but dropped out after a few months.
10. If I had gone to ..............................., I would have studied philosophy.
11. .......................... has a leaky roof. Workmen are repairing it.
12. I am tired. I want to go to ...............................
Answers
1. Rahul is a ten year old boy. Every day, he goes to school.
2. Why isn’t Sam at school today?
3. Both my children are at school.
4. Yesterday I went to the school to talk to my son’s teacher.
5. He is in prison for robbery.
6. Grandma is in hospital. She has kidney trouble.
7. I went to the hospital to see her.
8. The injured person was taken to hospital.
9. He did go to university but dropped out after a few months.
10. If I had gone to university, I would have studied philosophy.
11. The church has a leaky roof. Workmen are repairing it.
12. I am tired. I want to go to bed.
