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.
1Rahul is a ten-year-old boy. Every day, he goes to ............... .
Wrong!
Use "school" when Rahul goes there as a pupil.
2Why isn't Sam at ............... today?
Wrong!
Use "school" when Sam is there as a pupil.
3Both my children are at ............... .
Wrong!
Use "school" when the children are attending as pupils.
4Yesterday I went to ............... to talk to my son's teacher.
Wrong!
Use "the school" when you mean the particular school building or place.
5He is in ............... for robbery.
Wrong!
Use "prison" when someone is there as a prisoner.
6Grandma is in ............... . She has kidney trouble.
Wrong!
In British English, use "hospital" when Grandma is there as a patient.
7I went to ............... to see her.
Wrong!
Use "the hospital" when you mean the particular hospital building or place as a visitor.
8The injured person was taken to ............... .
Wrong!
In British English, use "hospital" when someone is taken there for treatment.
9He did go to ............... but dropped out after a few months.
Wrong!
Use "university" when you mean studying there as a student.
10If I had gone to ..............., I would have studied philosophy.
Wrong!
Use "university" when you mean being a university student in general.
11............... has a leaky roof. Workmen are repairing it.
Wrong!
Use "The church" when you mean a specific church building.
12I am tired. I want to go to ............... .
Wrong!
Use "bed" in the fixed expression "go to bed".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Rahul is a ten-year-old boy. Every day, he goes to school .
- Why isn’t Sam at school today?
- Both my children are at school .
- Yesterday I went to the school to talk to my son’s teacher.
- He is in prison for robbery.
- Grandma is in hospital . She has kidney trouble.
- I went to the hospital to see her.
- The injured person was taken to hospital .
- He did go to university but dropped out after a few months.
- If I had gone to university, I would have studied philosophy.
- The church has a leaky roof. Workmen are repairing it.
- I am tired. I want to go to bed .
